Review of Just Mercy (2019) by Unclewillard — 29 Mar 2020
Wrongful conviction is a huge crime in this country and it would be disingenuous to claim race wasn't a major factor, but to suggest it is the only factor is as dangerous as ignoring it. Wrongful conviction is a problem with the legal and law enforcement communities, who have traded expediency for justice.
Just Mercy barely touches on this, favoring a tired, melodramatic narrative that's been done to death. In that, though it has good performances and competent direction, makes it a failure as a film.. it fails because it is a vanity project posing as a noble cause movie.
Unless all the proceeds went to legal aid for wrongful conviction cases, this is just pandering and marketing. It does more harm than good.
This review of Just Mercy (2019) was written by Unclewillard on 29 Mar 2020.
Just Mercy has generally received positive reviews.
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