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3.5/4 stars

This is one of the best films I've ever seen. Paul Scofield's performance is masterful, he commands full attention whenever on camera despite an understated demeanor. I could sense his rage at the weakness of his peers and his fear of what was to come in every line he gave. But to say that this movie was about divorce is to say that "Psycho" was about hotel keeping. The theme of this movie is integrity: how deeply do you believe the principles upon which you guide your life? How easily do you bend to popular will? And how do you do what you know down to the very essence of your existence is the right thing, when all the powers of the world would have you do otherwise? Thomas More tries forge his own way, content to let the world go astray without preaching to it. But the world was not content to let More alone. And as much as Thomas tried to resist change, the world would not let him remain unchanged. And so More paid with his own life rather than betray his deepest beliefs. How many of us could be so firm in our resolve? Not many. And that is what makes this film so powerful: it portrays a man whose own character was bigger than that of the rest of the world combined.

Review by Wolfman