To begin with, as someone who has lived in a small town in the south since 1993, and who is also in an interracial marriage, I found the depiction of the south ludicrous. Jordan) used his freshly-minted Harvard law degree to represent a group of death row inmates in Alabama, specifically Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who really is innocent. Set around 1990, Just Mercy is based on the true story of how Stevenson (Michael B. Unfortunately, none of that can change the fact that Just Mercy is a terrible movie. God bless the real-life hero of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson, who is doing the Lord’s work. And if we’re going to give the government the power to take away someone’s rights, all of their personal freedom and sometimes their lives, that system needs to be relentlessly challenged. I have zero faith in our government, especially the majority of mercenary losers who populate it. You don’t hear me running around wondering why we’re not executing people faster. While I’m in favor of capital punishment, I’m also in favor of an appeals system that makes damn sure there are no mistakes. Those who dedicate their lives to challenging the justice system - who tirelessly fight to ensure that the State is not imprisoning or executing the innocent - are heroes in my book.

Before anyone starts accusing me of judging Just Mercy from a partisan political angle, let me point out two things: 1) I never judge movies based on politics, and 2) I happen to agree with the politics of Just Mercy.

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson