My quick rating - 7,5/10. This is a case where personal preference on two really great movies dealing with a similar time period and topic is the only thing that separates them. I personally thought Judas was the better of the two, and should be Oscar winner. But this is just splitting hairs. In this epic case of the shady happenings during and around the 1968 Democratic convention we have some OUTSTANDING acting top to bottom. The dialogue is so crisp, and so quickly delivered that the seriousness may overshadow the good humor that is slipped in so subtly, a second listen is sometimes necessary. Every award is deserving, even the one of 15 minutes of fame are long over, Sascha Baron Cohen, who turns around and pisses me off to no end in a great performance as well. The link between the two flicks is timing, and one of the litigants of this movie happens to be the leader of the Black Panthers who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Read the linked review above to put them together. For a courtroom drama that could have easily bored you to death, are tried way to hard to be cutesy with the protestors instead Aaron Sorkin keeps a solid pace that has your attention from beginning to end. Near must watch material in my eyes. Enjoy!
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