Video Review

Boycott (2002)

Reviewed by Mike Flaherty | Jan 15, 2002

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Details Rated: PG; Video Release Date: Jan 15, 2002; Genres: Drama, Historical; With: Terrence Howard, Iris Little-Thomas, CCH Pounder and Jeffrey Wright; Distributor: HBO

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Image credit: Boycott: Photofest

'BOY' WONDERS This stellar cast includes Wright and many others who could easily stand up to this year's Oscar contenders

As with the Holocaust-film oeuvre, seeking a fresh way to capture America's civil rights upheaval on celluloid is no small task. That actor-turned-director Clark Johnson (''Homicide'') was able to do just that in Boycott by cleverly using documentary footage, black-and-white re-creations, and fourth-wall-breaking testimonials is only one of this HBO flick's delights. The stellar cast picks up the ball from there: Jeffrey Wright's demythologizing incarnation of Martin Luther King Jr. is galvanizing enough to stand up to any of this year's Oscar hopefuls.

Originally posted Jan 15, 2002 Published in issue #635 Jan 18, 2002 Order article reprints

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