Sometimes there is a life story full of so much drama and emotion that you feel there is no way they can capture it on the screen yet at the same time you hope they will at least capture some of those emotions. I’m sorry to say “Mandela A Long Walk To Freedom” misses on both those fronts. The film tells the complex story of Mr. Mandela but never allows the viewer to be emotional drawn to the subject at hand. Of course the viewer is empathatic to the horrors of apartheid but loses the depth for the man who was the trigger that not only led to it’s appeal but brought true healing to the land. I believe this occured because the transformation that Mr. Mandela goes through from a lawyer to a rebel leader to a man of peace aren’t poignant enough to touch the audience. The story though does show an accurate and indepth history of Nelson Mandela’s life but without the emotions that can hold the viewer well after leaving the theatre. ” Mandella A Long Walk to Freedom receive **2 1/2