The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Joe’s aggressive sexuality questions
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- Joe’s questions about witnesses’ sexuality are considered provocative and potentially dated. Wesley sees the legal tactic as more daring than the film’s sparse account of Andy’s private life, which mostly gives Miguel caregiving and a past sexual encounter; AIDS discrimination and homophobia become intertwined trial subjects.
- Weak link: Joe’s aggressive sexuality questions may go too far. His courtroom-world retort prompts a debate over his most characteristic line, with Training Day’s Kong and Malcolm X’s Plymouth Rock alternatives.