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Criminal Law (1988)
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Writer:
Mark Kasdan (writer)
Release Date:
28 April 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster." - Nietzsche. more
Plot:
Oldman plays a lawyer who defends a killer, but, soon after he wins he finds out that the killer is guilty. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win
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(3 articles)
'Community' recap: A pompous vortex of overlapping fangs
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 16 October 2009, 3:35 AM, PDT)
Community: Advanced Criminal Law
(From AOL - TVSquad. 15 October 2009, 11:19 PM, PDT)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 16 October 2009, 3:35 AM, PDT)
Community: Advanced Criminal Law
(From AOL - TVSquad. 15 October 2009, 11:19 PM, PDT)
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Great actors in not-so-great film!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gary Oldman | ... | Ben Chase |
 | Kevin Bacon | ... | Martin Thiel |
 | Tess Harper | ... | Det. Stillwell |
 | Karen Young | ... | Ellen Faulkner |
 | Joe Don Baker | ... | Det. Mesel |
 | Sean McCann | ... | Jacob Fischer |
| Ron Lea | ... | Gary Hull |
 | Michael Sinelnikoff | ... | Prof. Clemens |
| Karen Woolridge | ... | Claudia Curwen (as Karen Wooldridge) |
 | Ali Giron | ... | Isabel Fuertes |
| Rob Roy | ... | Ethan Parks |
| Terrence Labrosse | ... | Judge (as Terrence La Brosse) |
| Barbara Jones | ... | Sandra Massina (as Barbara Ann Jones) |
| Jeannie Walker | ... | Mrs. Monroe |
 | Tyrone Benskin | ... | Jackson |
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117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
USA:TV-MA (cable rating) |
Australia:M |
France:-12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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The musical score contains a sample from "The Rhythm of the Heat" by Peter Gabriel.
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Martin Thiel:
I love the rain... it washes everything away... makes it clean.
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Referenced in Resident Alien (1990)
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I really wanted to like this film because it had two of my favourite actors in it- Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon. Their performance is great, as with some of Martin Campbell's (Goldeneye) direction, but it is the story-line that ruins this film comprising of some decent scenes but overall the plot is unbelievable and ridiculous.
See this film if you're a huge fan of either Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon! 'Criminal Law' has got some good moments but it equally has it's tedious ones due to a poor storyline and unbelievable plot! Visually, director Martin Campbell has a unique style and the performances from it's two leads are very good and intense in parts, but unfortunately doesn't save this film! 'Criminal Law' gets a **1/2 out of *****!