The stage curtains open ...
Based on the true story of John Eddie Johnson, "The Glass Shield" chronicles the events surrounding the arrest and incarceration of an innocent black man based solely on circumstantial evidence - and the corruption involved behind the scenes within the Sheriff's Dept where Johnson worked as a deputy.
This wasn't a bad film, though it really does have a made-for-television feel to it. I felt like I was watching a true crime story on TV rather than a movie with a wide screen release. It is low on violence and high on emotion - a morality tale in which, we as the viewers, can sense and experience the frustration that John Johnson (played by Michael Boatman), deputy Deborah Fields (played by Lori Petty), and Teddy Woods (played by Ice T) all went through. All of the actors, for the most part, did a standard job with nothing outstanding between them except for Michael Boatman's performance. He really did put his all into the part as this was his big chance to step up in a starring role.
This movie is part crime story and part courtroom drama - playing out almost like a Law & Order episode. Overall, I did enjoy the movie, but it wasn't something I would necessarily recommend anyone to see. If you are flipping through the channels one night and it is on, it's worth a watch. Not bad, not great. Just okay.
Based on the true story of John Eddie Johnson, "The Glass Shield" chronicles the events surrounding the arrest and incarceration of an innocent black man based solely on circumstantial evidence - and the corruption involved behind the scenes within the Sheriff's Dept where Johnson worked as a deputy.
This wasn't a bad film, though it really does have a made-for-television feel to it. I felt like I was watching a true crime story on TV rather than a movie with a wide screen release. It is low on violence and high on emotion - a morality tale in which, we as the viewers, can sense and experience the frustration that John Johnson (played by Michael Boatman), deputy Deborah Fields (played by Lori Petty), and Teddy Woods (played by Ice T) all went through. All of the actors, for the most part, did a standard job with nothing outstanding between them except for Michael Boatman's performance. He really did put his all into the part as this was his big chance to step up in a starring role.
This movie is part crime story and part courtroom drama - playing out almost like a Law & Order episode. Overall, I did enjoy the movie, but it wasn't something I would necessarily recommend anyone to see. If you are flipping through the channels one night and it is on, it's worth a watch. Not bad, not great. Just okay.