The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Kritiken

In a strong cast, Mark Rylance really binds the story together as defense attorney William Kunstler.

...it is an accomplished ensemble piece, thick with great performances pushing for space in the same frame.

Rylance fumes and twinkles like the master craftsman he is, swaying the viewer and maybe the judge and jury.

...it’s Baron Cohen’s best performance ever, and he makes a superb double act with Strong’s Jerry Rubin.

This is a film that examines both the past and the present day; that plots a path on the common ground between them.

...the movie is at its best when it roots itself in the real consequences of the case...

Heavyweight doesn’t begin to do justice to this cast...

Det er business as usual for Sorkin, der er garant for solidt håndværk...

Det är hela tiden galet underhållande på ett tragikomiskt vis. Lysande skådespelarinsatser.

Vuxenunderhållning på hög nivå.

Writer-director Sorkin's focus on the trial rather than the bloody riots of 1968 (...) allows the actors to shine with Sorkin standards like fast-paced intellectual sparring and moving displays of courage and righteousness.

From an infamous event, Aaron Sorkin makes an instant classic.

...scintillating, provocative, engrossing, powerful, devastatingly effective, chillingly relevant, and just so damn good.

...en snabbkäftad Sacha Baron Cohen utmärker sig i den stjärnspäckade ensemblen.

...en genomgående gedigen produktion.