Citizen Verdict (2003)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Philippe Martinez

Writers:

Tony Clarke (writer)
Kristina Hamilton-Grobler (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Eliminate Crime!

Plot:

Marty Rockman, the notorious producer of the hit reality-TV show "So Sue Me", has a brand new concept: "Citizen Verdict"...

Plot Keywords:

Jury | TV Show | Beautiful Woman | Lethal Injection | Court Trial

Cast

Armand Assante	...	Sam Patterson
Jerry Springer	...	Marty Rockman
Roy Scheider	...	Bull Tyler
Raffaello Degruttola	...	Ricky Carr
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gideon Emery	...	Larry Grimes
Adrian Galley	...	Dobey
Brett Goldin	...	Michael Krauss
Langley Kirkwood	...	Vince Turner
Sarah Martinez	...	The daughter
Justine Mitchell	...	Jessica Landers
Brendan Pollecutt	...	Bob White
Dorette Potgieter	...	Carlene Osway
Sheri Schifter	...	TV interviewee
Nicole Sherwin	...	Didi Rey
Paul Burton Wilson	...	Chet Salway

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content and violence.

Runtime:

UK:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:12 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | USA:R

Company:

Bauer Martinez Studios

Quotes:

Marty Rockman: Everyone has a price.

Neither good nor bad...

I just finished watching the movie, so I didn't have the time to fully digest it yet. Not that it is a "heavy" film, it's just that I've watched Almodovar's Bad Education before this one and I'm still under the impression...But let's get back to The verdict. All I can say is that the movie is acceptable and it isn't a blockbuster or an Oscar movie, but you can still watch it, especially when you're bored :-) No I mean, Jerry Springer is not that bad as an actor, after all, the medias are his area. Assante is always the same- in every single movie- it's like he has been playing this one role he knows during his whole career. He always have that same expression, the same intonation...it's a little bit weird, don't you thing? Anyway, to summon it, the movie's not bad, the idea is better though. I think a much better movie could have been made based on it. It's interesting to see how TV manipulates people so easily. And it get's you to, all of us, even though we don't see it sometimes. An interesting subject, but it hasn't been analysed as well as I expected it. I give it a C for the idea and some of the acting.