It's one of the most critcially acclaimed movies of the year, and is an expected to be a strong contender for awards season, but Morgan Freeman is not interested in seeing "12 Years A Slave".
The Steve McQueen-directed drama is based on the real-life account of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and trafficked into slavery in the antebellum South.
During an interview with The Daily Beast, Freeman said he has not been swayed by the Oscar-buzzing film.
"I saw a television movie that was made a few years ago about the same character (Northup)," the 76-year-old said. "But I don't particularly want to see it. I don't want my anger quotient exacerbated, you know? Things are bad enough as they are. I don't want to keep punching myself in the face with it."
Freeman also criticized Republicans for their tactics and believes the political party has damaged its reputation.
"The lengths that people will go to to show their prejudices! You see some of these signs that say, 'TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!' What the f*ck is that? Whose country are you talking about," Freeman said. "Obama was legitimately elected president. If you don't like that, fine, either move out, or make your point and get yourself elected, but don't tear the country apart."
Freeman is doing press for his latest movie, "Last Vegas", which centers on a group of childhood friends from Brooklyn who are now in their late 60s. When the gang's leader, Billy (Michael Douglas), announces he's marrying his 32-year-old "child bride," the rest of the crew, which includes Paddy (Robert De Niro), Archie (Freeman), and Sam (Kevin Kline) decide to throw him a rowdy bachelor party in Vegas.
"I'm not the Vegas type, really. I'm not a gambler, not a hanger-outer," Freeman said. "When I was there, I went to Cirque du Soleil, went to see Barbra Streisand, and I went to see Elton John. That was about all the going-out I did! Other than that, all I did in Vegas was play golf.
"One of the messages of Last Vegas is that age is only a number, and you've got to stay young at heart and enjoy the time you've got. How do you stay young at heart?," he said
"Last Vegas" hits theaters Nov. 1.
