The film The Least Among You is inspired by a true story, a dramatic presentation of an age-old theme, racism. As part of an unusual probationary requirement, Richard Kelly is sent to an all-white seminary. If he completes two semesters his charge is dropped and he is a free man. Kelly is the only person of color in the seminary and is met with obvious disdain by his fellow students. However, over time he befriends them, overcoming some of their personal racist barriers. An underlying story is the pull of Kelly’s old life, particularly of his friends and family. This story is interesting but frankly just couldn’t hold my attention throughout. The pace is slow, the cinematic use of back flashes confusing, and the characters too shallow. That’s probably the part which I struggled with the most; I didn’t really care what happened to the characters, even Kelly himself. This film captures some tough themes and doesn’t shy away from some of the violence in Kelly’s background. Yet other films have handled this theme so much better that I would find it hard to recommend this one. I received this DVD free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I am under no compulsion to write a positive or negative review of this book. The opinions expressed are exclusively my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
