Star: Christopher Wolfe / Writer: Bryan Stevenson / release Date: 2019 / genre: Drama, Biography / 23367 votes / Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

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Whilst the outcome of this film is excellent, the exposure of systemic racism in the American justice system is unbelievable. It's appalling to think how many people have been incorrectly charged, prosecuted and convicted to death based on their race or the states inability to solve a crime effectively.
I am glad people like Bryan have done what they do.

Sometimes a movie is just a movie. It entertains. It thrills. It chills. It amuses.
But sometimes a movie a slice of life so real that you are in the film, right alongside the characters, wondering if your own actions will help ensure the triumph of right over evil- and maybe a little bit scared that you will be the one with the flashlight and the gun and the key and the belt and access to the electrical switch.
I found myself in such a place with this movie. Sure, everyone likes to be the hero of their *own" movie- that's part of being human. But I was wincing and blinking at the sheer terror that is meted out to our brothers and sisters, casually, confidently, with the assurance that such cruelty is the way of the Lord. (The movie subtly weaves the church in with the injustice, noting that the presence of the community of believers is the effectual working out of injustice- it's planned and ordained by the Good Lord Himself. I'm a believer, and a sinner, and I'm daily appalled at the fallenness of my own people. But, that's a discussion for another time- it is not this movie's theme.)
I have seen Michael B. Jordan (Bryan Stevenson) in other movies, and have enjoyed his presence. (Who doesn't like him as Killmonger? C'mon.) I just want to say, his acting here is incredible- and perhaps because it is representational. His journey in this movie from holding a strong, confident belief that right will prevail through the middle where his confidence is broken to the end where he is wiser, grateful, but much more knowledgeable about how things "really work" is a sobering delight to watch. This is *acting.
Jamie Foxx (Walter McMillan) is caged despair and rage and nearly erased hope. There is only a metal screen left in his world as the view to the rest of society, a society that saw him as guilty of capital crime a year before he was convicted. Any Black man can be picked up and criminalized because every Black man is guilty. That's the appalling truth at the end, spoken aloud to the audience in the courtroom because often the judge, jury, and audience want to believe that Justice-with-a-capital-J is what drives us. It's not justice, though. It's free-floating anger and fear, and it's revenge against an inchoate enemy. But God is good, y'all, and even though the system is set against the character of Walter- a touch of spring appears after a 500-year-long winter: Walter is finally seen.
The other characters are all fine, and I note with pleasure that this is a Black story centering Black characters with Black redeemers. This is not a white savior movie. (And thank God for that. Enough with movies like Green Book.) Brie Larson's Eva is an assistant who pops in when needed, and Tim Blake Nelson's Ralph is the pivotal villain who is manipulable in his fears by the system determine to find a Black man- any Black man- guilty. He's finally led to tell the truth. He is not the hero for doing so, but merely no longer impeding justice in his fears.
There is an awful secret in America about existing as Black, a secret that is discoverable if we have the slightest curiosity, and this movie does not demand that we see it. It does, however, provide an opportunity in the privacy of a darkened theater to consider whether we are going to seek our own ways, or if we will seek just mercy. And then, maybe, we'll decide to move.
Nine/Ten stars for a bit of over-the-top music and montages. They are wonderful to experience, satisfying conclusions of our own hopes at redemption, but I think in comparison to the rest of the movie they take us out the moment. It's not bad to do so, because it does ground us in our own reality. It is a slight fault in the craft of the movie-as-a-movie. Otherwise, the movie is just outstandingly created, shot by shot, in a way that leaves you breathless at the creativity and strength of the production team. Costumes are invisibly accurate to the times, and sets and lights are wonderfully done- it is difficult to light Black skin appropriately, but the combination of skillful lighting and filming keeps the actors from disappearing into shadow.

There are few films I have ever said "I will never forget this one." This impactful film is one of those. It covers relevant topics from America's past and present. It is thought provoking, insightful film about bigotry, race, education, our judicial system, the death penalty, prejudice, imprisonment, life in America for black people, perseverance, community, As a child of a holocaust survivor, I thought I understood so much about prejudice, persecution, and being violated. This is not fake news or merely reality TV. The is impeccably scripted and the acting is superb.
My only issue with the film is that the ratings are off. It deserves much higher ratings and should have come out before Jan 1 because it ought to be up for a number of Oscar nominations, including best film.

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