So I recently watched Marshall and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado.........
Young Thurgood Marshall (played by Chadwick Boseman) faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing (played by Kate Hudson) accuses black chauffeur Joseph Spell (Sterling K. Brown) of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman (played by Josh Gad), a local Jewish lawyer who's never handled a criminal case. Together, the two men build a defense while contending with racist and anti-Semitic views from those who deem Spell to be guilty.
This is a very powerful, emotional and boring film. Now while those three don't often go together, in this film it does and somehow makes the film feel less memorable. The film is a very interesting look at the life of Thurgood Marshall and what he basically meant to our legal system. However this really isn't a true bio-pic and that is disappointing in a lot of ways simply because Thurgood did a lot more than just this case and it would've been nice to dive deeper into his lief story and possibly show all of his accomplishments instead of one. The performances are great and Chadwick Boseman does a great job of portraying Thurgood Marshall and gives a pretty powerful performance that has a lot of passion and emotion behind it. However while he is great, the person who steals the film is Sterling K. Brown who does a fabulous job of conveying the emotion needed for a man who is trying to prove he is innocent. Also you do get a very good albeit minor performance from Josh Gad and Kate Hudson who also bring a lot of emotion to their roles. As mentioned before there are a lot of impactful and emotional and while those moments are key, some of them do get to be a little too emotional and they try to take over the film when they could've been toned down just a bit. Overall this film has a lot of great performances and some emotional moments, but the singular focus of one event instead of exploring the entire life of Thurgood Marshall really makes the film feel dense and feel as if it has no connection to the outside world. I give Marshall a 5 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Marshall, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Young Thurgood Marshall (played by Chadwick Boseman) faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing (played by Kate Hudson) accuses black chauffeur Joseph Spell (Sterling K. Brown) of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman (played by Josh Gad), a local Jewish lawyer who's never handled a criminal case. Together, the two men build a defense while contending with racist and anti-Semitic views from those who deem Spell to be guilty.
This is a very powerful, emotional and boring film. Now while those three don't often go together, in this film it does and somehow makes the film feel less memorable. The film is a very interesting look at the life of Thurgood Marshall and what he basically meant to our legal system. However this really isn't a true bio-pic and that is disappointing in a lot of ways simply because Thurgood did a lot more than just this case and it would've been nice to dive deeper into his lief story and possibly show all of his accomplishments instead of one. The performances are great and Chadwick Boseman does a great job of portraying Thurgood Marshall and gives a pretty powerful performance that has a lot of passion and emotion behind it. However while he is great, the person who steals the film is Sterling K. Brown who does a fabulous job of conveying the emotion needed for a man who is trying to prove he is innocent. Also you do get a very good albeit minor performance from Josh Gad and Kate Hudson who also bring a lot of emotion to their roles. As mentioned before there are a lot of impactful and emotional and while those moments are key, some of them do get to be a little too emotional and they try to take over the film when they could've been toned down just a bit. Overall this film has a lot of great performances and some emotional moments, but the singular focus of one event instead of exploring the entire life of Thurgood Marshall really makes the film feel dense and feel as if it has no connection to the outside world. I give Marshall a 5 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Marshall, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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