AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

plutus1947 It is sometimes amazing how the tiniest act of defiance can literally move mountains.SPOILER BEGINS This is the true story of Rosa Parks a young black woman who refused to move from a seat designated 'whites' only on a public transport bus in Montgomery, Alabama.The bus service in Alabama had made a rule that black people who rode on their transport were only allowed to sit in seats designated 'black' only, normally at the rear of the bus.Rosa Parks got on one of these buses and found there was nowhere to sit in the black area so she decided to sit in a seat which were for use of whites only.When the driver ordered her to get up she refused and was subsequently arrested, charged and fined $14.00.She immediately became a heroine to the black people in Alabama, and eventually the world. This was the catalyst which spurred Martin Luther King to start The Civil Rights Movement, which was ultimately to cost him his life.SPOILER ENDS The wonderful Angela Bassett played the role of Rosa Parks. This was an act of pure genius on the part of the casting agents because I cannot believe that any other actress could have played the part of Rosa Parks better.Angela was also one of the Executive Producers.The indomitable Cicely Tyson played Leona Edwards McCauley, Rosa's mother and as expected played her part to perfection.The remaining cast were flawless in their acting and the direction was perfect.I have no hesitation in giving this movie 10 stars and even though this movie was made 14 years ago I believe it is as relevant now as it was then.SOME FACTS ABOUT ROSA PARKS Her act of defiance resulted in the black community in Montgomery boycotting the buses for a year and none used them. They preferred to walk, no matter how far they had to go or what the weather was. This resulted in the owners of the buses rescinding their segregation due to the amount of revenue they were losing.Her defiant act also spurred Martin Luther King into forming the Civil Rights Movement.In 1999 Rosa was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the USA's highest honour. She was Inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia in 2004.Had two schools named after her.Rosa died at age 92 of natural causes although she did suffer from dementia in later life and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.In February 2013 a no denominated (forever) stamp was issued valued on issue at 46c, This was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Rosa's birth.

wayno-6 The background music for "The Rosa Parks Story" is so loud, it drowns out the dialogue between the actors. I put up with this for about 20 minutes, before I nuked the DVD completely.This is a timely/relevant story - but I had to constantly ride the volume control. Surprisingly, the movie was NOT closed captioned, nor did it have an option for subtitles.Pass on this movie -- The dialogue is too hard to pick out from the background music. (WAY TOO LOUD!)Rated 1 star out of 5 (for effort!)Wayno

leighabc123 (Spoilers Ahead!!)Once again, Angela Bassett does a great job portraying a strong black woman! She should have won an Oscar for all of the great roles she played in! I learned a little while watching this movie. December 1, 1955 wasn't the first time Rosa Parks was put off a bus. She was put off the bus in 1941 by an evil white bus driver. She had to walk five miles in the rain to get home! Imagine if Rosa Parks' husband didn't sell his car. We would probably have another person who would be the mother of the Civil Rights movement. It was cool to see Martin Luther King Jr.'s son Dexter play MLK in this movie. His daughter Yolanda King played Rosa Parks in the movie, King.

Heather The performance of Angela Bassett and the other actors in the movie was great. They portrayed the parts of the story that most people do not know. It brought out so many emotions, I could hardly control them. Like Rosa, I'd refuse to leave my seat, rather my sofa], as well.