❝We carried certain ideas across state lines. Not machine guns or drugs or little girls. Ideas. When we crossed from New York to New Jersey to Pennsylvania to Ohio to Illinois, we had certain ideas. And for that, we were gassed, beaten, arrested, and put on trial.❞
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Unfortunately I don't know enough about the real-life events to feel comfortable giving this a higher rating; based purely on what I felt while watching, it was a very good courtroom drama, interspersed with footage from the 1960s. Some of the script felt a little forced, but overall I did like it. I was pretty surprised by some of the performances; I've always thought of Sacha Baron Cohen as a comedic actor, but in my opinion he had some of the strongest acting here. As the film progressed, it went from interesting to downright frustrating (mostly because of the judge), but overall it was pretty solid.
❝We carried certain ideas across state lines. Not machine guns or drugs or little girls. Ideas. When we crossed from New York to New Jersey to Pennsylvania to Ohio to Illinois, we had certain ideas. And for that, we were gassed, beaten, arrested, and put on trial.❞
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Unfortunately I don't know enough about the real-life events to feel comfortable giving this a higher rating; based purely on what I felt while watching, it was a very good courtroom drama, interspersed with footage from the 1960s. Some of the script felt a little forced, but overall I did like it. I was pretty surprised by some of the performances; I've always thought of Sacha Baron Cohen as a comedic actor, but in my opinion he had some of the strongest acting here. As the film progressed, it went from interesting to downright frustrating (mostly because of the judge), but overall it was pretty solid.
