Emancipation

Will Smith, check.

Black and white film stock, check.

Lots of brutality and slavery depicted in graphic detail, check.

Partially coloured sections like schindlers list, check.

Battle scenes like the ones Denzel made famous in 'Glory', check.

Historically important context given a photograph that links everything to the present, check.

Schmaltzy, happy ending, check.

This is all stuff that we have seen before and seen it done better elsewhere. It's all so unoriginal, harrowing, for sure, but just a copycat of better movies.

Are there any good bits? Well, Ben Foster is good. Some of the cinematography is nice but really that's about it.