Reversible Errors (TV 2004)

A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.

Director:

Mike Robe

Writers:

Scott Turow (novel), Alan Sharp (teleplay)

Stars:

William H. Macy, Tom Selleck, Monica Potter

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William H. Macy	...	Arthur Raven
Tom Selleck	...	Larry Starczek
Monica Potter	...	Muriel Wynn
Felicity Huffman	...	Gillian Sullivan
James Rebhorn	...	Erno Erdai
Shemar Moore	...	Collins Farwell
Glenn Plummer	...	Romeo 'Squirrel' Gandolf
Yanna McIntosh	...	Genevieve Carriere
Nigel Bennett	...	Talmadge Loman
David Fox	...	Judge Harlow
Christina Collins	...	Louisa Remardi
Gerry Mendicino	...	Gus Leonidas
Brian Heighton	...	Paul Judson
Allan Royal	...	O'Grady
Robert Verlaque	...	Dickerman

Storyline

A black man is sentenced to death for the brutal death of three people. However, weeks before his execution, new evidence indicating his possible innocence arises. William H. Macy stars as the defense attorney who must quickly determine his innocence and find the information to free his client. Meanwhile the original prosecuting attorney is concerned about her future if she bungled the case. The investigating officer, who is her lover, is totally convinced that they got the right man and is more than willing to destroy any evidence that indicates otherwise. Not so easily cast off is the confession of a dying man, who claims he actually did the crime and framed the other man.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

Between life and death... Guilt and innocence...One man seeks the truth

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scott Turow's Reversible Errors

Filming Locations:

Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Frank & Bob Films II, MAT IV, Von Zerneck Sertner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The skyline of the Tri Cities is not of any city in the United States, but of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

User Reviews

good Scott Turow story

"Reversible Errors" seems to have been a TV movie, based on the Scott Turow novel, and starring William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Tom Selleck, Monica Potter, and Shemar Moore.

The story concerns a triple murder for which one man, played by Glenn Plummer, confesses to a police detective, Larry Starczek (Selleck) and is condemned to death by a judge (Huffman) after a bench trial. It's a career maker for the young prosecutor, Muriel Wynn (Potter) having an affair with Starczek.

Fast forward to seven years later - the judge now works at a perfume counter, having been removed from the bench for taking bribes; Muriel Wynn is married and running for office; Starczek is still a detective; and Gandolf, one sandwich short of a picnic, is still on Death Row and now proclaims his innocence. He is assigned attorney Arthur Raven (Macy) who reluctantly looks into the case. The more he looks into it, the more confusing and messy it gets.

Complicated, strong story made even better by the team of Macy and Huffman, who are wonderful and on a much higher level than Selleck-Potter. Potter, with her flat delivery, has always reminded me somehow of Julia Roberts, and every time I hear her name I think of the old I Love Lucy episode when Ethel returned to her home town: 'Ethel Mae Potter, we never forgot her.' Selleck is handsome and comes across as a detective, but in actuality, this is a character role, and he's not a character actor. There's no spark between them. There is some very good acting by Plummer, Moore, and James Rebhorn.

I recognized several Canadian actors, so I guess this was filmed there.

I found this an involving story and one really becomes interested in the Macy-Huffman relationship. Recommended.