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- This film about the American Civil War period leading right up to the rampant growth of the Ku Klux Klan tells a great tale. But it does so with a laboured approach. A classic case of execution letting down the potential of a movie. The biggest problem with Free State Of Jones is its inability to simplify the American history narrative.
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Free State of Jones has its moments of clumsiness, but it also has scenes that are rousing and a story that, as they say, makes learning fun. Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Oct 23, 2018
Jun 24, 2016 · Free State of Jones has the noblest of intentions, but they aren't enough to make up for its stilted treatment of a fascinating real-life story. Read Critics Reviews Critics Reviews
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Jun 24, 2016 · The Free State of Jones. Free State of Jones is a 2016 war film starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell. The film is inspired by Newton Knight, who was a real person that led a group of former Confederate soldiers to fight back against the Confederacy.
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‘Free State of Jones’ Review: Matthew McConaughey Leads Mixed-Race Rebellion to Mixed Results A curiously forgotten episode in Civil War history gets an educational but emotionally dry...
Jun 24, 2016 · It tells of a rebellion against the Confederacy led by an angry farmer named Newton Knight, whose ragtag army of poor whites and escaped slaves declared a portion of southeastern Mississippi, including Jones County, independent and loyal to the Union.
Jun 23, 2016 · The Newton Men: Ross Emancipates History Lesson from Obscurity At a point in time, a dramatic reenactment of a provocative but overlooked American Civil
Parents need to know that Free State of Jones stars Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight, a real-life former soldier-turned-renegade. It's an intense, violent drama about a Civil War deserter who ended up leading one of the biggest wartime rebellions in U.S. history.