While Justice Sleeps (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Alan Smithee

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Glantz (written by) &
Caliope Brattlestreet (written by)

Release Date:

5 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After the death of her husband, Jody and her daughter Samantha return to her home town. Sometimes she leaves Samantha with her old friend Winn...

Plot Keywords:

Courtroom | Child Abuse

Cast

Cybill Shepherd	...	Jody Stokes
Tim Matheson	...	Winfield 'Win' Cooke
Karis Paige Bryant	...	Samantha 'Sam' Stokes
Dion Anderson	...	Spencer 'Spence' Cunningham
Henry Beckman	...	Ned Stokes
Anna Ferguson	...	Molly Jo Cooke
Kurtwood Smith	...	Leonard Rosenglass
Robyn Stevan	...	Marlene Perkins
Elan Ross Gibson	...	Dr. Ernestine 'Doc' Cunningham
Crystal Verge	...	Portia Culpepper
Chelsey G. Marshall	...	Louise Culpepper
Gabrielle Rose	...	Sarah Berger
Paul Coeur	...	Judge Miles
Valerie Pearson	...	Alma Munoz
Alf Humphreys	...	Sheriff Staghorn

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some violence.

Runtime:

Germany:84 min | 120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Blue André Productions

not bad a t all...

Although the acting is good (especially from the little girl at the centre of the story) it also leaves a little bit to be desired.

It's one of those films where you're shown the ending right at the beginning, and then it goes back to the beginning to tell the story.

That sort of thing works sometimes but I think I would have liked to have been surprised instead of knowing what was coming.

That said it was very watchable and I did enjoy most of it...only other thing I wasn't too happy about was Cybil Shepherd. She was great in Moonlighting but in this movie she didn't really bring anything to the table. However, give it a go and see what you think. Maybe it's just me....