The Trial of the Chicago 7
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
- Released: 2020-09-25
- Runtime: 130 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Strong, Noah Robbins, Danny Flaherty, Ben Shenkman, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Caitlin FitzGerald, Alice Kremelberg, J. C. MacKenzie, John Doman, Wayne Duvall, Damian Young, C.J. Wilson, Brady Jenness, Meghan Rafferty, Juliette Angelo, Brendan Burke, Tah von Allmen, Alan Metoskie, John Gawlik, Kevin O'Donnell, Gavin Haag, Tiffany Denise Hobbs, Steve Routman, Madison Nichols, John F. Carpenter, Larry Mitchell, Mike Geraghty, Mike Brunlieb, James Pravasilis, Vic Kuligoski, Brandon Fierro, Calvin Ticknor-Swanson, Gabrielle Perrea, Michelle Hurst, Tony Lawry, Kathleen Garrett, Matt LeFevour, Christian Litke, Max Adler, Michael Bassett, Shawn Parsons, Julian Hester, John Quilty, Kate Miller, Edward Fletcher, Blair Lewin, Jessica Wood, Steven Komito, Marco Lama, Ben Kass, Gabriel Franken, Ed Flynn, Alex Henderson, David Fierro, Sam Nelson Harris, Marlee Mendelson, Hana Chew, Ashley Trumbo, Allison Trumbo, Shane Skidmore, Jeffrey Yonkus, Maria Jacobson, Brendan Brown, Dan MacDonald, Keeley Morris, Thomas John Gallagher, Michael A. Dean, Elizabeth Holder, Lex Elle
- Director: Aaron Sorkin
Comments
- akshatmahajan - 15 May 2024
It could have been better
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a historic court room but the movie fails to delivers what it's is designed to do. The reason? The uneven screenplay with weak execution of the story.
The story was simply written with many unnecessary scenes which made the movie less effective and less tense. The courtroom drama felt less tense and more of comic set-up. The screenplay was also uneven with lack of emotions and depth. The direction was decent for this type of script and the performances were the only thing that saved this sinking ship.
Overall, it was an average court room drama which could have been better. - ArtVandelayImporterExporter - 5 July 2023
The Terrorist 7
Pedantic, bloviating, leftyst gasbag Aron Sorkin didn't get enough off his chest after several years of the nauseating Left Wing, er, West Wing. So he turns his attention to a group of smelly, America-hating hippies who conspired to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Of course, in Sorkin's twisted view of the world, they weren't rioters or terrorists, they were class warriors, sticking it to The Man,.
Sorta like how MSDNC and CNNLOL portrayed the Bee Ell Emm looting and destruction. "Mostly peaceful" protestors just wanting their voices to be heard.
Every scene in this movie basically made me want to barf.
Pete Townshend had it right. When the deplorable Abbie Hoffman walked on stage to whine during The Who's set at Woodstock, Townshend kicked him in the nutz and pushed him off stage.
And that, my friends, is how you deal with spoiled, rotten, America-hating trouble-makers.
