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Just Mercy
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
Director:
Destin Daniel CrettonCámara:
Brett PawlakMúsica:
Joel P. WestReparto:
Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Karan Kendrick, Brie Larson, J. Alphonse Nicholson (más)Sinopsis(1)
Cuenta la historia del joven abogado Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) y de su histórica batalla por la justicia. Después de graduarse en Harvard, Bryan recibe ofertas de trabajo muy lucrativas. Pero él prefiere poner rumbo a Alabama para defender a personas que han sido condenadas erróneamente o que carecían de recursos para tener una representación legal adecuada, y lo hace con el apoyo de la activista local Eva Ansley (Larson). Uno de sus primeros y más turbulentos casos es el de Walter McMillian (Foxx), que en 1987 fue sentenciado a la pena muerte por el asesinato de una chica de 18 años, a pesar de que las pruebas demostraban ostensiblemente su inocencia. Además, el único testimonio en su contra provenía de un delincuente que tenía motivos para mentir. En los años posteriores, Bryan se ve envuelto en un laberinto de maniobras legales y políticas y de un racismo abierto y descarado mientras lucha por Walter y otros como él, a pesar de tenerlo todo en su contra, incluido el sistema legal. (Warner Bros. España)
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Despite the stellar cast, Just Mercy is a very tedious borefest, where thrilling moments are hard to find. They gambled on the message and the deeply human story, but somehow blew everything else off, so despite a potentially compelling plot, the whole thing ends up being a made-for-TV drama about racist rednecks from the South. A lot of Hollywood movies have dealt with this theme, and most of them have been more interesting and entertaining than this predictable and simple piece, which is perhaps afraid to be something interesting and different, and tries tooth and nail to stick in the box of "inoffensive mediocrity." Which isn't damn good enough.
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Just Mercy fulfils its purpose overall and defends with intensity its timeless ethical ideas. It’s very likely that after watching it you will be furious at the injustices suffered by Walter and perhaps you will feel admiration for the real human prototypes that inspired the story. That said, the film doesn’t stand out as a formal jigsaw puzzle full of important motifs and gives a very simplifying statement that explicitly refers to its famous predecessor of 1962, without ruining its message, but also without contributing any added value or storytelling originality. 65%
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Awesome courtroom drama with excellent performances by Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx! Foxx is accused of murdering an 18 year old girl and is facing death by electric chair, but he claims innocence, the evidence is circumstantial and it looks more like a racist conviction. Jordan is a budding lawyer who will do anything to save his life. The film moves at a slower pace, but I enjoyed the gathering of evidence, and the final court confrontation has power, pressure and emotion, so for me, satisfaction. Fans of courtroom dramas should look it up. The lovely Brie Larson in a supporting role was also nice.8/10
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