Eliza Smiles 

A direct fall into the white savior narrative

A family drama is woven with quiet yet powerful forces of words and nature.

In all actuality, “Just Mercy” should be labeled a “wall punching narrative.” Constantly, the flick throws high forms of adversity our way, amping up our most inner levels of discomfort. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton wonderfully paces the film in such a way that replicates the slow-burn nature of justice.

This inspiring true story falls nothing short of filling the audience with a passion to strive for their wildest dreams.