Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ Met With Mixed Reviews Ahead Of Critical Theatrical Opening

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Topline Will Smith’s new film Emancipation —based on the true story of “Whipped Peter,” an enslaved man who joins the Union army during the Civil War—was met with mixed reviews Friday ahead of its theatrical release, with some critics hailing the film as “essential” and others as “shallow,” as Smith was expected to use the