
A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.... (Full plot summary below)
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A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
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| Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySolid performances are undercut by lack of storytelling integrity in this plodding biopic. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongBy the film's end, Winnie has become so stifled by her own fallen stature that she sits frozen; unfortunately, so does this somewhat confusing movie. |
| AV ClubScott MacDonaldPoor Hudson tries to live up to both the character and the clothes, but she isn’t anywhere near assertive enough a screen presence; whenever she’s supposed to be rallying a crowd or shouting down her oppressors she looks painfully aware of her own inadequacy. |
| Assignment XAbbie BernsteinWinnie Mandela cuts, pastes and sometimes blurs history. However, what it shows is still worth seeing. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonThe audacity and determination of its subject doesn't find its way into this shallow and superficial biopic. |
| Punch Drunk CriticsMae AbdulbakiIt has strong moments and Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard's performances are well-rounded. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaThe end credits song's beautifully delivered, full-throttle emotional bombast only serves as a dismaying reminder of how much the film otherwise lacks any similar passion and soul. |
| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireUltimately, Winnie is a woman who seems to embody the paradoxes of her country's turbulent history. |
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceAffecting biographical drama about the controversial anti-apartheid crusader, wife of fellow South African racial-equality advocate Nelson Mandela. |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comCary DarlingFrom the swelling melody on the soundtrack that opens the film to the Wind Beneath My Wings-like ballad that closes it, Winnie Mandela ... feels less like history come alive than Hollywood hagiography at its most blandly sentimental. |