Has anyone seen the movie "Something the Lord Made" by HBO Films? It's about the first cardiac surgery performed

[mAdD INDIAN]

This is an excellent made-for-tv movie by HBO Films. It starts Mos Def and Alan Rickman. It's about the true story of Dr. Vivian Thomas, a black man with no formal medical education who (in collaboration with Dr Alfred Blalock) performed the first cardiac surgery.

The movie stays true to the facts and is very well produced. Mos Def did a phenomenal job acting in it. I hope he gets more attention and recognition as he's a great actor. He's gonna be in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy movie thats in filming right now.


If you guys haven't seen the movie [Something the Lord Made] yet, you should. Its an inspiring story.

 

[TheBDB]

I saw it, very good movie. Good to see the amazing story getting attention.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Originally posted by: TheBDB
I saw it, very good movie. Good to see the amazing story getting attention.

I'm surprised it wasn't in theaters. But I guess there's not much market for an intelligent movie like this.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

morning bump

 

[GTaudiophile]

Nope, but it sounds good.

 

[BullyCanadian]

i wanna see it, but havent seen it listed on my guide

 

[NFS4]

I saw it today with my mom. It's an EXCELLENT movie.

 

[bigrash]

I like Mos Def as an actor. He's probably the best rapper/musician that acts right now

 

[pulse8]

I saw it this morning and I must say that I greatly enjoyed it as well.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: bigrash
I like Mos Def as an actor. He's probably the best rapper/musician that acts right now

I didn't even know who Mos Def was before this. But I couldn't help but keep saying to myself as I watched the film:

"Damn, he sounds just like Dave Chappelle"


8.5/10

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0386792/

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: bigrash
I like Mos Def as an actor. He's probably the best rapper/musician that acts right now

He's alright, he wasn't anything special in the Italian Job though.