
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.
Jordan Peele’s film is an intelligent and unflinching piece of work, firmly focused on the African American experience.
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.