By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Alex Sharp | Eddie Redmayne | Frank Langella | Jeremy Strong | John Carroll Lynch | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Mark Rylance | Sacha Baron Cohen | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Country: india, united_kingdom, united_states
Year: 2020
Running time: 129
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1070874/reference
Philip says: “Aaron Sorkin’s (The West Wing) THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 fictionalizes the
‘1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the countercultural protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention (Google).’
“As with all of Sorkin’s projects, this one comes with a kick ass ensemble cast including Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, and Jeremy Strong. It’s part courtroom drama, part biopic, part history lesson. It works on all levels. This isn’t a documentary, it’s not supposed to be. Sorkin’s storytelling always shines and engages the viewer. I learned, I paid attention, I was entertained. 4 cats for this lesson in justice.
“Review courtesy of Reel Charlie“