Review of The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) by A.a. Dowd for The A.V. Club — 24 Sep 2020
The Trial Of The Chicago 7 wants to bottle the revolutionary spirit of its setting—the take-to-the-streets idealism of the ’60s—but its snappy montage-glimpses of demonstrations verge on costume-party kitsch.
The movie is at its best and most persuasive in the courtroom, when Sorkin can draw on the clashes of ideology and personality.
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This review of The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) was written by A.a. Dowd and published by The A.V. Club on 24 Sep 2020.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 has generally received very positive reviews.
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