Queen of Katwe

| Release Date: September 23, 2016

6.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 63 Ratings

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ThegodfathersonOct 6, 2016

Katwe is not a bad movie. It has great actors, a great director, and a great score. But the main mess starts at the pacing. Mira Nair focuses too much on the concept rather than building on the characters and adding layers to a film thatKatwe is not a bad movie. It has great actors, a great director, and a great score. But the main mess starts at the pacing. Mira Nair focuses too much on the concept rather than building on the characters and adding layers to a film that could have been the Oscar Bait we were hoping for. Still, if you have the patience, it's a nice, clean film that could be watched with families.… Expand

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Fluid_DynamicsOct 7, 2016

A delightful movie, but I'm a little disappointed that they felt they had to imply such amazing gifts as a chess player. We felt lied to.

Phiona Mutesi FIDE ranking: World (all players): 175,313 World (active players): 90,020 WeA delightful movie, but I'm a little disappointed that they felt they had to imply such amazing gifts as a chess player. We felt lied to.

Phiona Mutesi FIDE ranking:
World (all players): 175,313
World (active players): 90,020

We wonder if she doesn't feel a little trapped by the hype herself at this point. She knows where she stands, she has an amazing spirit and gifts, but they are not currently in Chess. We wish her all the best.… Expand

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moviemitch96Oct 9, 2016

It had an undeniable charm to it often times and some familiar faces with the likes of David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o. However, for the most part, it's nothing we haven't seen before (person has a dream of becoming great at something,It had an undeniable charm to it often times and some familiar faces with the likes of David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o. However, for the most part, it's nothing we haven't seen before (person has a dream of becoming great at something, person runs into many obstacles and challenges before they can do so, person becomes great.) Also, this often times simply felt like an African ripoff of Searching for Bobby Fisher. Overall, like I said the film often had a sweet charm to it and decent performances, but I wouldn't really give this too heavy of a recommend.… Expand

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LegitSaltApr 19, 2018

This is certainly a film with potential. There are visually stunning aspects that truly are a delight to the eye, and several of the performances were, at times, quite stellar. My praise ends here, however, as I didn't find the story veryThis is certainly a film with potential. There are visually stunning aspects that truly are a delight to the eye, and several of the performances were, at times, quite stellar. My praise ends here, however, as I didn't find the story very compelling, nor did I find it very original, for it is a generic story that has been done ad nauseam. I did not enjoy the vast majority of the child actors, for they were not only unconvincing, but there were several times that they looked directly into the camera, thus breaking the immersion. The lead was decent, but she too was unconvincing at times. The pacing was also very confusing and made the movie very choppy. I am not sure if it the condition in which I watched the movie, but I felt very unimmersed. I also felt that it made the wealthier Ugandans out to be bad people, which sure, maybe they were, but it cast them in such a negative light, and didn't in any way make them seem like people, just like plot devices implemented to show how awesome the poor main characters really are, and how good they are.… Expand

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