A good movie

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Stephen Frears's work, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though the title made sense, it was still rather misguiding as many people would legitimately expect a movie about boxing and not such a historical court drama. Furthermore, even though Ali was prominently displayed on the promotional material, he wasn't even an actual character in this tale and the whole thing was more about how the Supreme Court had to deal with his case at the time. And, yet, in spite all this, it was still a decent watch. Indeed, it was actually the first movie I saw focusing on the US Supreme Court and only therefore I thought it was incredibly interesting. Indeed, they gave use a good look at this institution and its proceedings and how its principles were and still are noble but also how it has often been crippled by the fact that it has always been ruled by some very old white men from the upper-class (at least, at the time but I'm pretty sure it hasn't much changed since then). Of course, you might wonder if it all went down this way thanks to some young idealist clerk and I could have easily done without John Harlan's private issues. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was definitely not a masterpiece whatsoever, I thought it was still pretty good and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10