The Trial (2010)

After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Kent "Mac" McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that ... See full summary »

Director:

Gary Wheeler

Writers:

Mark Freiburger, Gary Wheeler,

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Randy Wayne, Nikki Deloach

Cast

Credited cast:
Matthew Modine	...	Mac
Randy Wayne	...	Pete Thomason
Nikki Deloach	...	Mindy
Bob Gunton	...	Joe Whetstone
Robert Forster	...	Ray
Clare Carey	...	Dr. Anna Wilkes
Rance Howard	...	Judge Danielson
Burgess Jenkins	...	Harry O'ryan
R. Keith Harris	...	Lt. Monroe
Darren W. Conrad	...	Juror
Sandra W. Van Natta	...	Dean Marjorie Plant
Larry Bagby	...	Spencer Hightower
Jason Burkey	...	Prisoner
Brett Rice	...	Dr. Newbern
Bonnie Johnson	...	Jury Forewoman

Storyline

After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Kent "Mac" McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform his life and those around him forever.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | capital punishment | attorney | investigation | murder | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and a disturbing image

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Release Date:

10 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robert Whitlow's The Trial

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,957 (USA) (10 September 2010)

Gross:

$19,246 (USA) (24 September 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Level Path Productions, Trial Productions

User Reviews

Predictable and full of clichés

I went into this movie without knowing much about it besides it being about a criminal case that involves capital punishment. My expectations weren't really that high, I just wanted to be entertained for an hour and a half, unfortunately this movie did not cut it. If you've watched any other movie or TV show involving criminal cases or jury trials you can pretty much predict everything that is going to happen within the first 10 minutes of the movie and the cornier you guess the better. This movie hit every cliché there is at least twice. I guess you might have to give the actors some credit for keeping a straight face while saying their lines. The actors are pretty much the only reason I gave this 4 stars, the story itself deserves a 1, since a 0 doesn't exist. I certainly can't recommend this movie to anyone. If you think about going to see it I recommend you rent yourself a copy of any John Grisham movie or watch Law and Order Trial by Jury.