The Trial of the Chicago 7
critic Reviews
, 89% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- An actors' showcase enlivened by its topical fact-based story, The Trial of the Chicago 7 plays squarely -- and compellingly -- to Aaron Sorkin's strengths.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatthew RozsaSalon.com
The Trial of the Chicago 7 might be the ultimate movie about how to fight the far right -- an artistic testament to pragmatism and a cry of rage in the era of Donald Trump and Derek Chauvin.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid SimsThe Atlantic
By the end, I had given myself over to the Hollywood veneer. Chicago 7 is a particularly shiny rendering of history, but Sorkin wisely places the focus on America's failings, even as he celebrates the people striving to fix them.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTasha RobinsonPolygon
As with all things Sorkin, it takes liberties with the truth - this is not a film to watch in place of reading up on the history - but it's a damn good supplement for that history, and taken as a comment on our modern justice system.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobbie CollinDaily Telegraph (UK)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is both a courtroom drama for the ages and an urgent shot across the bows.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLindsey BahrAssociated Press
If anyone was born to make a film about the infamous federal trial surrounding the protests outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention, it's Aaron Sorkin.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAngie HanMashable
Chicago 7 is a crowdpleaser first and foremost, and in that regard it succeeds on almost every level... Just don't expect it to be as revolutionary as some of those it calls its heroes.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRyan McQuadeInSession Film
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is Aaron Sorkin at his finest, and I hope the next project he does has as much passion and heart in it as this does.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAmy SmithInSession Film
With such a compelling story and quick, sharp editing to match the screenplay, this is a worthy film for my top ten of the year.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJillian ChilingerianOffscreen With Jillian
Mark Rylance proves to us why that surprise Oscar win was well deserved
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScorePJ GrisarThe Forward
Sorkin strains to abbreviate that long arc of the moral universe, flexing it toward justice through the sheer force of sophistry and righteous indignation.
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