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Free State of JonesLists: Action, DramaBrief Synopsis: "True Civil War era story about a white Southerner who falls for a slave and consequently rebels against the Confederacy." Overall Ranking: 2817 (Rank from 2016: # 127)
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| Reviewer | Rating | Review |
| Bryan Lienesch | 80 | - The one overarching nuisance to what was otherwise a pretty gripping period piece was McConaughey's Newton Knight. They didn't just make him morally superior to his fellow confederates, they practically made him beyond reproach. It all seems rather silly for a white man who grew up in the backwoods of Mississippi in the mid-19th Century. |
| Le Anne of Tinsel And Tine | 65.6 | - McConaughey is cool as Knight, he brings his usual laid back swagger and nonconformist ways to the character. It's not an exciting movie per se, but it keeps your interest and seems historically accurate. I do think it was released at a very bad time, right on the heels of A&E/History Channels Roots reboot. Really, how much slave narrative can one take in the same month. (full review) |
| David Baruffi | 61 | (full review) |
| Dan O'Neill | 60 | (full review) |
| Keith Noakes | 50 | (full review) |
| Gorgon Reviews | 43 | (full review) |