The Trial of the
Chicago 7 (2020)
Written & directed
by Aaron Sorkin this film inspired by real events stars Eddie
Redmayne, Scaha Baron Cohen, Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt and Mark Rylance. A group of men are put on trial for
allegedly starting a riot.
Unfortunately there
are just far too many familiar Sorkin-isms littered through out this
film to be able to take it seriously as a reflection of real events.
Another case of Sorkin getting overly preachy in my opinion. A real
shame that it does not dig into the motivations of some of the key
protagonists such as the judge.
2/5