Just Mercy
2019, crime, drama, history
137 minutes
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights...
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8.0
2020-01-20
Overall, the talented cast elevates Just Mercy slightly above a run-of-the-mill social justice drama. Read more
8.0
2020-01-16
Just Mercy does have all the hallmarks of Oscar bait, yet is oddly absent from the list this year. Perhaps it’s just a matter of timing, or maybe the film is too similar to so many other courtroom dramas about wrongful incarceration that for all its merits, doesn’t stand out in an unfortunately crowded genre. It’s a shame because it is a very watchable movie. Read more
8.0
2020-01-07
This steadiness to not explode with all the rage you think is coming is precisely a strength and not a boring detriment to Just Mercy. Simply put, the case at hand and the true story provide the magma for the movie. Read more
7.0
2020-02-05
Never veering into excessive sentimentality, this absorbing courtroom drama denounces pure racial disdain and cynical manipulation of facts. It can be utterly uncomfortable. Read more
7.0
2020-01-10
Just Mercy is a powerful, if standard, tale of fighting for justice, buoyed by director Destin Daniel Cretton's steady hand and solid performances. Read more
7.0
2019-12-14
The movie is overlong, even if the scenes with the relevant characters – and the final revelations, with stirring speeches – are riveting. Read more
6.0
2020-01-22
Solid performances and a remarkable true life story can’t elevate this paceless film from the depths of mediocrity. Read more
6.0
2020-01-09
Though it comes out swinging with heavy hands, Just Mercy steadies itself in time to become an effective portrait of systemic injustice. You will be moved, but with a force that is muted by simple convention. Read more
4.0
2019-12-27
Just Mercy lacks fresh blood. There’s something about it that will make you feel indifferent, which should have been the other way around. Read more
In other languages
8.0
Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber
2020-06-22
Just Mercy is een onderhoudende film hoewel het vermaak grotendeels voortkomt uit de sterke dialogen en de wijze waarop het indrukwekkende verhaal wordt verteld.
8.0
2020-01-13
Een verhaal over menselijkheid, eerlijkheid en hoe pijnlijk het kan zijn om ergens ten onrechte van beschuldigd te worden. Read more
7.0
2020-01-20
De Hawiaanse regisseur Destin Daniel Cretton weet hoe hij je ziel moet raken en doet dit opnieuw met Just Mercy. Read more
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