i look forward to spend part of my independence day weekend watch a good film about jefferson . this film be not it . it be rather long and draw out and dull and unbalanced . too much time be spend explore jefferson relationship with cosway and not enough time be spend on his relationship with sally hemmings . the lady who play sally and thandie newton and be absolutely awful . her acting be so bad it be like watch an a1 airhead try to recite shakespeare . her constant whining voice grate the nerve . nolte accent make jefferson sound like an ignorant man and rather than a genius . jefferson relationship with his daughter and their feeling on slavery be also underdeveloped and yet his eldest daughter rebellion ( patsy ) be a key event late in the film . the film be too long and the script lack energy and excitement . on the positive side and the costume be quite beautiful and and greta scacchi play the part of cosway well . if you want to watch a film about the revolutionary era and or or jefferson and then watch 1776 and it much well than jefferson in paris .