Justin at the Movies

Murder on a Sunday Morning

// March 10th, 2009 // Recommendations, Reviews

My rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
Rating: NR

I watched this fantastic documentary last night called ‘Murder on a Sunday Morning.’ It is about a 15 year old boy who is arrested for the murder of a woman who was visiting Jacksonville with her husband. This movie is very well made and shows many holes in the judicial system. I also right away thought this boy was guilty. Why? I couldn’t really figure that out. Was it because he was black, or was it because the husband positively identified him. I hope that it was the latter but I couldn’t say for sure. You get the background of the story and then you basically watch the trial unfold. Watching an actual trial was very entertaining and very maddening. I am a big fan of documentaries, especially ones that are actually documentaries, Bill Mahr. This one is very well made and everybody should watch it. And don’t worry I didn’t give anything away in this little pretend review. There is nothing bad in this as well except for a semi-graphic photo at the beginning.