It shouldn't be as engaging as it is. But it is.

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2019)

A movie that is basically one long conversation which would normally be a bad idea but it's a conversation that is had every day and the outcome determines the life or death of a person.
I was cynical about this picture. Often people swoon over a movie just because it's conscientious and has a good message at the expense of actually having an engaging or intelligent plot.
Well I would say we do have a plot in a very meaningful way. While we have so many dramas on TV about cops catching lawbreakers, this movie tries to depict something unlikely, a person doing something the digital age knows more than any is a hard thing to do: change someone's mind.
There really isn't a dull moment. All the factors and the variables from the actual logistics of the crime itself to fiercely well thought through and convincing examination of our numerous kind of biases (from racism to something actually even more haunting) all come together in what is nothing short of a feat of writing. I've never seen anything like it. It loses no power for its age, it only gains it in face.
Every character is rich, three dimensional and plays with amazing competence. The performances keeps it visually interesting but they somehow managed to give a cinematic feel with their cramped location without going overboard.
I'd recommend it even to people who don't like movies made before 1964.