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Just Mercy
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Just Mercy dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.
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[I]t's never less than engrossing. Even with the schmaltz. Jan 17, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
[I]t's never less than engrossing. Even with the schmaltz.
Kevin Maher
Jordan... has steel and energy in his part, and... Foxx... gives a beautifully modulated, unflashy and quietly moving performance, easily his best in at least a decade. Jan 16, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Jordan... has steel and energy in his part, and... Foxx... gives a beautifully modulated, unflashy and quietly moving performance, easily his best in at least a decade.
Tim Robey
The markers of the story are so familiar (venal law enforcement, leaned-on witnesses, the courtroom), it takes nerve to tell it this simply. Jan 15, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The markers of the story are so familiar (venal law enforcement, leaned-on witnesses, the courtroom), it takes nerve to tell it this simply.
Danny Leigh
The film's power lies in the brutality of its true story, and yet that narrative stays within fairly conventional bounds precisely because of Cretton's commitment to telling it. Jan 14, 2020 | Full Review…
The film's power lies in the brutality of its true story, and yet that narrative stays within fairly conventional bounds precisely because of Cretton's commitment to telling it.
David Sims
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, "Just Mercy" follows a predictable path that is nonetheless rousing due to the strength of its real-life elements. Jan 14, 2020 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, "Just Mercy" follows a predictable path that is nonetheless rousing due to the strength of its real-life elements.
Adam Graham
We never gain much of a sense for who Stevenson is or what motivates him beyond the pursuit of legal justice, and Cretton makes no attempt to deviate from a familiar prestige drama template. Jan 14, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
We never gain much of a sense for who Stevenson is or what motivates him beyond the pursuit of legal justice, and Cretton makes no attempt to deviate from a familiar prestige drama template.
Hannah Woodhead
The talented cast elevates this film above a run-of-the-mill social justice drama. Stylistically, this film is pretty subdued, allowing the inspiring, powerful story to take center stage, as it should. Jan 20, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The talented cast elevates this film above a run-of-the-mill social justice drama. Stylistically, this film is pretty subdued, allowing the inspiring, powerful story to take center stage, as it should.
Ruth Maramis
In the least heralded great performance of 2019, (Rob) Morgan blows audiences away with a remorseful passion mixed with bewilderment and confusion... Jan 19, 2020 | Full Review…
In the least heralded great performance of 2019, (Rob) Morgan blows audiences away with a remorseful passion mixed with bewilderment and confusion...
Matt Ward
It's hard-hitting stuff... but director Destin Daniel Cretton, having certainly gained our attention, slowly loses it by flirting with cliché, over-indulging his actors and taking far too long to make his unarguable point. Jan 19, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's hard-hitting stuff... but director Destin Daniel Cretton, having certainly gained our attention, slowly loses it by flirting with cliché, over-indulging his actors and taking far too long to make his unarguable point.
Matthew Bond
It's a film that knows what it wants to be. To all but the fussiest palate it's a satisfying watch. Jan 19, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
It's a film that knows what it wants to be. To all but the fussiest palate it's a satisfying watch.
Aine O'Connor
Eventually, Just Mercy finds its rhythm, utilising the talent of its leading men and women and the incredible details of the true story from which it takes its cue, to deliver something that is both moving and engaging. Jan 19, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Eventually, Just Mercy finds its rhythm, utilising the talent of its leading men and women and the incredible details of the true story from which it takes its cue, to deliver something that is both moving and engaging.
Chris Wasser
Just Mercy might descend into TV movie-of-the-week territory at times, but when it's good it's really good, and a sombre execution sequence is genuinely heartbreaking. Jan 19, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Just Mercy might descend into TV movie-of-the-week territory at times, but when it's good it's really good, and a sombre execution sequence is genuinely heartbreaking.
Paul Whitington
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