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Biased documentary. There's a lot to be desired about the american judicial system, however this particular case deals with actual armed robbers who got convicted for their crimes. The characters don't really seem to take responsibility on the actions they comitted, instead just try to make themselves look like victims of the system.

The starring discourse been provoked before, but inspired to present a personally affected case may have aimed to question the flawed American justice system refreshingly further while poetically assigning it as relation to the titular theme with not much effect besides relevant criticism. (B)

Touching, heartbreaking, contemplative portrait of the strength of a woman, ponders the nature of time, has a beautiful soundtrack.

The best documentary movie ever made!

Very well done, Garrrett Bradley. The footage from several stages in the life of Sibil (AKA Fox Rich) since incarceration is pretty amazing to watch. The decision to time jump and the editing choices on what to use when, how much, the building effect on the viewer is highly impressive. Rich is a truly remarkable, commendable human being. I applaud her for all her ceaseless devotion to the man she loved and father of her kids, as well as her efforts in helping others overcome adversity in its many, many forms. That said the real sympathy I have for them is from the innate disenfranchisement that far too many experience, be it a minority, the poor, the disabled, others. A great many are a combination or two (or more) of these demographics; but they're fully human being all the time as well. Such a reality can prevent you from getting a loan you need desperately for your home/business/livelihood. It can obstruct your access to upward mobility. And it can drive you to desperate measures. But good doesn't come from doing wrong. No real sympathy for the punishment for robbing a bank- stealing what most others have busted their asses for; taking a measure of security and trust from people it can take years (decades?) to regain; giving up on their own abilities, their own resilience to ultimately succeed. This is exceptional documentary filmmaking. But if god is so damn great and blesses you so much, then why did you get so desperate that you robbed a bank (how Christian/Protestant of you!) and ended up in prison? I know, it was a test, right? Apologists have a field day with those questions. 3.8 stars

There is definitely no doubt that the American Judicial System needs to be reformed; wrongful convictions, mandatory minimums, and draconian sentences for non-violent crimes, to name a few issues. However, this story is none of those things. This story is about a man who committed armed robbery. If you want to make a statement, you need sympathetic characters. People who may be wrongfully convicted, people who have been convicted and sentenced to decades for non-violent crimes. Yes, sometimes people are desperate, sometimes people need money, but only a small percentage believe armed robbery is a reasonable way to acquire money to help ease their woes. Those are exactly the type of people that belong outside of society, in prison. "Like one of those retarded children", as Fox Rich begins rocking back and forth. Yeah, these aren't the people for making a statement against the Judicial system.

Good insight into American "justice" with a unique filming approach. Sadly, nothing I didn't already know.

I heard some favorable reviews. I found it seemed to be a puff / vanity piece on the wife, Fox Rich, more than anything else. Interesting, but not great.

Aptly titled as the commodity that epitomizes love and patience and filmed meditatively in black and white, this Best Documentary Oscar nominee about Sibil Fox Richardson fighting for the release of her husband Rob incarcerated for their bank robbery is constructed movingly from her twenty-one years of video diaries.

Very personal and gripping documentary reflects the a tale of love and waiting with a clear perspective on the inadequacies of the American justice system.