The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Kevin Carroll, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith, Princess Elmore, Josh Ventura, Ed Amatrudo, Gail Everett-Smith, Brendan Patrick Connor, Tim Ware, Keisha Tillis, Kevin Brown, Bradley King, J.P. Edwards, Jackson Beals, Summer Rain Menkee, Reid Jameson Smith, Mike Dolphy, Ralph Hughes, Ed Sturdivant, Rakeem Massingill, Al Mitchell, Lee Spencer, Njema Williams, Sean Michael Weber, Alyssa Talbot, Euseph Messiah, James Sanders III, Thea Clark, Jamie Renell, Friedman Twinkies, Jonathan D. Williams, Jaylin Webb, Eric Whitten, Diallo Thompson, Cora Maple Lindell, David Caprita, Elizabeth Youman, Charles T. Massey, Angela Yale, Phil Biedron, Carol J. Mckenith, Torey Adkins, Maurice Johnson, Noel Sampson, Brandon P. Bell, Oz Keenum, Destin Freeman, Bree Fyffe, Josh Mendez Sr., Marcus Atkins, Darian Rolle, Brennan Schram, Melina Datta, Blaine Huslig, Ryan Austin Bryant, Richard Nash
- Director: Chinonye Chukwu
Comments
- boarders - 2 October 2023
A wasted opportunity
In reality this was a gripping story wasted by Hollywood..... where was the angst, the anger, the revulsion, the righteous indignation and outrage.... A heinous crime against a young, black man downgraded to a storyline that lacked any empathy or feeling... It pales in the shadow of movies like To Kill A Mockingbird..... and the magnificent acting of Gregory Peck... As an historian who has taught the Till case to a huge number of pupils I was hugely disappointed by the lack of villains... the lack of someone to hate... There were obvious targets.. Both Bryant & Milam plus the obnoxious Sheriff Clarence Strider BUT none of them made an impact... - imlong54 - 30 July 2023
A Worthwhile story told poorly
I was really looking forward to seeing this film, and the was completely involved during the first hour.
But as the movie wore on, I began to lose interest. There might be a compelling story about Mamie and the trial of Emmet Till's murderers, but it isn't told well here.
Performances are quite good with Danielle Deadwyler a standout. Hers is the only character that's really fleshed out and maybe that's the film's biggest failure. It's too busy trying to get its message across instead of giving us characters we really care about and a story that grips one from beginning to end.
Overall a big disappointment after a promising start.
