Thurgood Marshall is played by a fantastic Chadwick Boseman. The legendary lawyer and judge had a fascinating life but this movie focuses on a single case from 1940. A case that most people probably haven't heard of. As far as I can tell, it doesn't even have a Wikipedia page. Marshall fought a lot of cases, big and small, that together added up to form a patchwork of law fighting discrimination across the country. The movie gives as much of a focus to his co-counsel played by Josh Gad. A Jewish lawyer, he provides the juxtaposition of the contemporary discrimination against European Jews. The music gives the movie an interesting tone for Connecticut. There's plenty of courtroom drama, fine acting and some very nice shots. Admittedly, the reenactments are a little cheesy, but I can overlook that.
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