The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Movie Thread

[Deleted member 69]

I hope this won't turn out to be another white savior film like the trailer suggested.

 

[Tom]

Looking forward to seeing this. It looks like one of the better Netflix films.

 

[Jess]

Watched it last night and thought it was very good. Enjoyed Cohen, Redmayne and Rylance's performances

 

[Geezer]

I was riveted - the cast, the setting, the script. It brings back to life an extraordinary period in American history which resonates on so many levels today, a half-century later. It is hard to believe that people in 1968 were closer in time to World War I than to us but the issues facing America today stem from this era.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale was the outstanding performance in a great cast. He was a magnetic presence in the courtroom and his battle of wills with the Judge was pivotal. His basic defence - I shouldn't be here - seemed to embody the African-American experience.

 

[Donna]

Thoroughly enjoyable. Jeremy Strong is fantastic in it too.

 

[Son Of Jack]

I enjoyed it, was entertaining throughout however as usual it played a little fast and loose with the facts.

 

[David76]

I enjoyed it, was entertaining throughout however as usual it played a little fast and loose with the facts.

For the lazy; what are the biggest facts it changed or left out?

 

[Soffie]

Outstanding. Really enjoyed it despite having no previous knowledge of what happened. Some fantastic performances throughout.

 

[Bandit]

I enjoyed this immensely.