Too much Sorkin

 

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