Review of Free State of Jones (2016) by Timothy J — 14 Jul 2017

This would have been a better movie had it not meandered so much. Interesting history though.

This review of Free State of Jones (2016) was written by Timothy J on 14 July 2017.

Free State of Jones has generally received positive reviews.

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Sheds light on the struggles in the south during that time. I enjoyed hearing and watching the story of Newt. Well worth ones time…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 17 Oct 2017

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By Liam H (258) on 20 Jul 2017

The story moves very slow and is choppy because it is moving back and forth with the timeline…

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By Healingtoolbox (121) on 15 May 2018

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Amazing amazing amazing, I think people forget Republicans wanted to have free man no slavery. Those were 21 brave black men who voted…

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