Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Schuriken It's a good contemporary drama film about Kate going about trying to solve a strange murder case.In this film you actually witness Beckinsale showing some emotion (some) which is a rare thing about her. In most of her movies she looks like a cardboard cut out with real legs and arms. It's like her face was stored in a freezer for 12 weeks and can't move a single facial muscle.Anyways, this is a good film for all ages, photography is good, story is realistic enough and Nick Nolte appears to be wearing a different suit every 5 minutes.I can't give it a lower grade than 6 because I found nothing wrong with this one. Enjoy.

Radu Malureanu (radursm) This is going to be one of those unfairly underrated movies. It is not a block-buster, not a mystery-driven court-drama, but a movie about life. Kate Beckinsale is more than beautiful. Don't expect her as being the acrobatic vampire Selene, or Anna Valerious, as she is not fighting Transylvanian monsters either. Nor she is a classic beauty in Pearl Harbor, or the serendipity wonder in New York's Christmas. Here, she is a divorced mother, fighting to gain a new sense of professional/personal life. And she is convincing. And a good lawyer, having to make some (difficult) morals choices. And she is convincing (did I say that already?). The movie itself has value exactly on focusing on realistic dramas. It's not about thrilling suspense of some twisting court plot. It's not about a drama of divorced parents. It tells a story that might happen. On the other hand, Nick Nolte lost some of his aesthetics. He didn't act with passion. Sometimes I felt he was just reciting his script lines. As for the movie, I had only one problem. Somehow, it did not suit them (Beckinsale, Nolte, Pellegino) to have that over-dirty language. I'm no hypocrite, I don't blush for the sake of conservative purity, but here, the bad language was overused. My personal opinion is that cinematography should pass the Samuel L. Jackson's characters' language stage. A nice and long expected surprise! Chapeau!

sdquinn2-1 First off, a confession. My wife watches a lot of LifeTime TV, and I, naturally, am forced to sit through a lot of it. Tonight I found myself more or less watching this movie, admittedly with one eye. The movie was almost half over before it really got my attention. The parts of the movie outside the courtroom are mostly dross, but what goes on inside the courtroom was interesting. Almost every member of the bar in this movie was committing judicial malpractice. I half expected the state bar association to come on screen at any moment and disbar the whole bunch. Exculpatory evidence was withheld by the prosecutor in the case. As a result, the judge dismissed the case against the defendant, even though the defendant was proved, later, to be guilty. So they put the defendant on trial again. Hello? Anyone ever hear of double jeopardy? Anyone ever hear of Brady v Maryland, where the Supreme Court ruled that prosecution withholding exculpatory evidence is grounds for acquittal? Pretty good movie that holds your attention if you are willing to suspend disbelief.

Daniel B I think nowadays there's a shortage of these kind of movies, the last good one was The Lincoln Lawyer (which is quite similar to this one). It's the same recipe again: let's add a little personal drama (Cate could lose her daughter due to her alcoholism), an almost impossible case (female murderer from death row appeals, and Cate gets to defend her), an old case, where the character made the wrong decision, and the courtroom drama is ready.But I think, this movie is using these "clichés" very well to create a good story. The main character has motivations, inner conflicts, and these are very well correlating with the main storyline and the whole message of the story. It's not something I should praise, but frankly, most movies are lacking this.Anyway, the courtroom case is interesting, both the mood and the pace of the movie are satisfying, so I think it's quite enjoyable and also makes you think. And last, but not least, Kate Beckinsale convinced me, that she's not a bad actress, she just needs a good character to play.If you liked Fracture or The Lincoln Lawyer, this one is for you.