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Name: Just Mercy Movie Review
Item: Just Mercy
Rating: 4
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

Just Mercy Movie Review English Movie Review

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Review for the film " Just Mercy"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 2 hours 17 minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 10-01-2020

Genre: Drama

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CAST & CREW

Brie Larson

Jamie Foxx

Tim Blake Nelson

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Director:

Destin Daniel Cretton

Movie Actor:

Jamie Foxx

Tim Blake Nelson

Movie Actress:

Brie Larson

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The movie “ Just Mercy Click to look into! >> Read More... ” was directed by Dustin Daniel Cretton and produced by Asher Goldstein, Gil Netter, and Michael B. Jordan. The film’s writers are Dustin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham, and Bryan Stevenson Bryan A. Stevenson is a well known American lawyer >> Read More... . The film features Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx He is a multi-talented Hollywood icon. He’s a mult >> Read More... , Brie Larson Brie Larson is an American singer and actress born >> Read More... , Charles Pye Jr., Michael Harding, Christopher Wolfe, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Adam Boyer, Jacinte Blankenship, Bryan G. Stevenson, Brad Sanders, Charmin Lee, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, John Lacy, Dominic Bogart, Hayes Mercure, Rob Morgan, and David Garlock. Joel P West composed the music used in the film. The film’s cinematographer was Brett Pawlak, and the film’s editor was Nat Sanders.

Plot

The film is based on Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 memoir of the same name and follows him on his journey as a lawyer to help poor people on death row in Southern American states. The film follows Bryan Stevenson, played by Michael B. Jordan in 1989 as he moves to Alabama and works with Eva Ansley, played by Brie Larson, to work on his equal justice initiative. On a visit to a prison to meet death row inmates who are seeking appeals of their convictions, he met Walter McMillian, played by Jamie Foxx, a man convicted in 1986 for the murder of a 18 year old girl. When Stevenson peruses the evidence related to McMillian’s case he finds that the case is based entirely on the testimony of a convicted felon whose sentence was reduced in return for his testimony. The film follows Stevenson on his arduous journey to secure justice for McMillian.

Star Performance

Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx deliver spectacular performances. Michael B. Jordan perfectly captures Bryan Stevenson’s passion, his sense of justice, and eloquent speech. Jamie Foxx and Rob Morgan give excellent, heartbreaking performances as death row inmates.

Analysis

“Just Mercy” aptly captures the flailing legal structure at a time when racial discrimination was a common act. The film also incorporates the plight of death row inmates and those who are wrongly convicted.

What’s There?

• Compelling performances from Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Rob Morgan

• The film tells an inspiring and heart-wrenching true story

• The film portrays a dilapidated legal system entirely unsupportive of African Americans of 1980s America

What’s Not There?

• The film simplifies the plot and issues so much that they lose their alluring effect

• The film has a long runtime and thus it feels boring at times

Verdict

“Just Mercy” would be a good watch for legal drama enthusiasts. The film would also be a good watch for those who want to see the story of an inspiring black rights lawyer.

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