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Inherit the Wind (1960)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 10/13

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10/13: Inherit the Wind is a good courtroom drama picture but is nothing special.

The performances by Spencer Tracy and Frederic March are well-done, but Gene Kelly looks stupid. The most striking aspect is the mockery of religion. I'm okay with it, but I think the filmmakers went overboard.

The movie can be long-winded at times, and the script feels loose. The arguments made aren't strong and logical enough. Most of all, it, along with the play, perpetuates the myth of how the case actually went down.

All in all, Inherit the Wind gets the point across, but I'm not stupidly blind when it comes to the facts of the Scopes Monkey Trial case.