La Voie de la justice

Just Mercy is a biographical legal drama co-written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The film is based on Stevenson's 2014 eponymous memoir, in which he explored his journey to making his life's work the defense of African American prisoners. Michael B. Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson with Jamie Foxx joining him as Walter McMillian. The supporting cast has well known actors like Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, Brie Larson, Rafe Spall and O'Shea Jackson Jr. Jamie Foxx was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Both he and Michael B. Jordan won NAACP Image Awards for their respective roles. Both of them brought brilliant performances and did the people and the true story justice.

Just Mercy is about the world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson who works to free wrongly condemned death row prisoners, among these is Walter "Johnny D." McMillian, an African-American man who was convicted of the 1986 murder of Ronda Morrison, an 18 year old white girl.

That's what Just Mercy is about and it's overall a great film, but most importantly an important story that was needed to be told. I also think the film is well shot and Destin Daniel Cretton's direction is excellent. The characters are distinct from each other and the actors playing them does an excellent job, mannerisms and accents, list goes on in how great they're. Strong dialogue to well written characters, just how it should be. But though the narrative and acting is great and often very memorable, the length is too long and the plot predictable and not as compelling as I had initially thought. But the message it's telling justifies the flaws, overall, Just Mercy is an amazing movie that needs to be seen at least once. I think it had the potential to be greater than it ended up being.

Walter "Johnny D" McMillian (Jamie Foxx) is wrongly convicted for the murder of a white woman and sentenced to death. In 1989, new Harvard law graduate Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) arrives in the small Alabama county to fight for the disenfranchised on death row with help from local Eva Ansley (Brie Larson).

This is real true life sincere advocacy docudrama. Jamie Foxx is doing great. Michael B. Jordan is holding back for the most part to play a stoic character until a few big emotional moments. The story is terrific and it's well told. It hits the right emotional notes. It really only falters when the movie tries too hard and it becomes a little preachy. Sometimes, less is more and this movie is plenty good enough.

... and wonders why this didn't get nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, especially as Michael B. Jordan gives us a searing performance as a man intent on getting justice. An inspiration to us all and for always.

Phenomenal job by Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Foxx. Sad to see that we are still seeing this type of injustice. The only way this will be minimize is by educating ourselves and becoming lawyers, judges, politicians that will truly make a difference. Watching this movie most likely will make you angry, and emotional. We just need to better ourselves to make a difference in our communities.

It highlights the shocking social injustice that some people receives. I am glad that there are people fighting for them, The story is emotional and very gripping. It brings me to tears!