Review of Chicago 10 (2008) by Frederick M — 08 Sep 2008
In 1968 thousands of young people got angry and rioted as an unpopular President expanded an unpopular war overseas. As Ryan Harvey sung recently "The Times They *Aren't* A Chaning". The documentary footage from the protests is amazing, timely, and very reminiscent of news footage from recent political protests in North America. The animated sequences could have been better. They have the look of a very low budget show on Cartoon Network. Occasionally, a different kind of animation is used and this one is less realistic but much more effective. I'm not sure why this type of animation wasn't used throughout the trial sequences.
Roy Scheider I must add was very effective and creepy as Judge Hoffman, the authoritarian and one-sided judge who presided over the trial.
The movie is a reminder that things aren't changing but it's always important to fight.
This review of Chicago 10 (2008) was written by Frederick M on 08 Sep 2008.
Chicago 10 has generally received positive reviews.
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