Guilt By Association is one of those TV movies that someone decides to create in order to inform the public about the great injustice of something going on in our nation. It's meant to inspire frustration from the general public so that they might be inspired to seek change by getting involved or even voting for the people who oppose these things. Because the film is structured so blatantly to tackle a specific topic, at times the characters themselves and their story take a backseat. I'm all for informing people about the ugly truths of the war on drugs and how mandatory minimums work, but a documentary like 13th does a more effective job of it than Guilt By Association. I don't know, perhaps to inspire the proper amount of outrage certain people need to see Mercedes Ruehl (a white mother-figure) impacted by these ugly laws, and cute little Rachel McAdams too. But I don't think it makes people truly face the reality of what the nation created these laws to do. I was duly frustrated with the unfair things that happen to the characters in this movie, but I wouldn't suggest someone watch it just for the sake of getting outraged. The whole story is even uglier than the one small piece highlighted in Guilt By Association.
Review of Guilt by Association
