'The Best of Enemies' review: Taraji P. Henson takes on the Klan, aka Sam Rockwell
Set in 1971 North Carolina, "The Best of Enemies" finds Taraji P. Henson taking on the Klan and, through a radical act of kindness, winning. Against similar odds, the movie likewise is a success. Against similar odds, the movie likewise is a success.
It is, to be sure, imperfect and uneven. It's based on fact, heavily fictionalized. It's a little clunky. It indulges Henson and Sam Rockwell - wily, fearless, talented performers - in some juicy grandstanding. Three-and-a-half minutes into the picture, for example, in
