Aaron Sorkin's latest is a historical courtroom docudrama in the strictest sense - which is not a compliment.
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
All tagged docudrama
Aaron Sorkin's latest is a historical courtroom docudrama in the strictest sense - which is not a compliment.
Regina King's feature directorial debut imagines what might have been said behind closed doors when Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown got together.
The frustration of this true crime drama is not with its stellar ensemble cast but with its wandering story of a teen criminal.
The horrifying events of the 1967 Detroit riots are brought back to the zeitgeist in this perfectly fine drama that should have been better given its acclaimed director and its vitally important subject matter.
This docudrama simply does not live up to its pedigree or its important social issues.