Difficult to watch, but impressively acted, directed and produced, and – rare for a Hollywood film – thematically significant. You should go see it, just don’t expect a popcorn movie … ‘Nuff said 

Addendum: After it’s well-deserved Academy Award for Best Film, and further reflecting on the movie, I’d have to remark that being a non-white in the 19th century American South was the closest thing to a living hell on earth. In every way as horrifying, de-humanizing and fundamentally evil as the Holocaust.