When she initially came aboard the production, in , the story she inherited from writer Paul Webb was more of a mano a mano between King and LBJ, with the perspective skewed toward the president. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times praised the film as «an important history lesson that never feels like a lecture. Retrieved December 26, Mar 31, The historical accuracy of Selma ‘ s story has been the subject of controversy about the degree to which artistic license should be used in historical fiction. Feb 10, New Year’s Day.