Review of Marshall (2017) by Aurora1 — 23 Aug 2018

What's the point in making a biographical movie if the reported facts are not accurate? "Marshall" could have been a magnificent opportunity to tell the story of a great man; instead, it chose to belittle the figure of another great man: Sam Friedman.

At least, if we want to believe to his nephew, Roger, who criticed the movie for portraying his uncle as an insecure novice, while he was practising law for 14 years when he accepted that case; Roger also affirmed that the real architect behind Joseph Spell's defence was his uncle, while Marshall was just taking notes.

I have no reason to doubt the words of a critic who worked in this field for 25 years, let aside the fact that he's a family member of Sam Friedman. So, I hope that Hollywood will make in future another movie about the life of Thurgood Marshall, which has more interesting chapters than the one depicted in this film; possibly, portraying Sam Friedman in a better way.