Just Mercy 04/20 Blu-ray (Rental)

Honestly, this is such a great story and well written script it would've been hard, and heartbreaking if the movie hadn't turned out great. But luckily the film did not disappoint! Well cast, well acted, and well told! I found myself tearing up at some random moments that might not have been meant to evoke such an emotional response, but did because of how real and provoking this story is. The small details put into the film that didn't really have to do directly with the case in the story but about the bigger picture, for example, when they kept the black people out of the court room so that they had to stand at the back of the room. Or when the people were walking through the metal detector and the white lady walked through, and then when the black lady walked through the dog immediately started viciously barking at her, because it was trained to. The fact that they re-elected the same sheriff, instead of arresting him for coercion, false arrest and a slew of other things he did wrong in this case (and I'm sure many others), even after this very public trial and overturning of his complete lie makes me absolutely sick. It's also another detail that made this hit that much harder! The fact that this is a true story, that something like this could happen and still happens in the USA today is astounding! Every part of this story, from the conviction, to the overturning of the conviction was so great and well done! And the icing is that there is no nudity, or sex, drugs, minimal violence, maybe a few swear words, but nothing too bad and it's definitely something that parents could watch with their teens, and talk about! I would 100% recommend watching this film!