There’s no question about it, Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 makes a great case for film of the year. What we get is a highly captivating courtroom drama with skilled performances across the board. Eddie Redmayne and Sacha Baron Cohen are the standouts here, with the latter stealing just about every scene he’s in. As writer/director, Sorkin does a masterful job of clearly setting the stage and giving everyone a distinct voice in the proceedings. Given all the people and moving parts involved, it’s honestly a really impressive feat (in less skilled hands, it could have gotten very messy, very fast). Sorkin’s masterful writing and sharp dialogue is also on full display, with plenty of goose bump inducing monologues to be found. Things can get a little “cheesy” at times however, leading to a couple of out of place contrivances. Luckily, they are few and far between, leaving the rest of the film to stand tall as one of the best legal movies of our time!