George C. Wolfe directs Colman Domingo, Chris Rock and Jeffrey Wright in this biopic of gay activist Bayard Rustin who helped change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

A click above most recent Civil Rights movies in that Rustin was quite the loquacious character rather than a dull saint, and instead of uniform worthiness all the ensemble of historical figures have a combative frisson that creates comedy as often as it does drama. Should changing the world be this much fun? A powerhouse lead turn by character actor Domingo really motors the movie. The finale is done on the cheap however. Feels like only a dozen people turn up for the historic 100,000 Man March. Surely, producers Barack and Michelle could have kicked in an extra million bucks for three days of crowd scenes or negotiated the additional budget from Netflix?

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