Sidney Lumet must be broke and entering the early stages of dementia. Why he would accept such a terrible, terrible script is beyond belief. The writing is the death of this plodding, uneven, unintelligent, sentimental and boring film. There is no dynamic here, no suspense, no movement. The editing is jagged and many scenes are totally unnecessary.
Give Mr. Diesel credit. His acting is acceptable. His daughter is good. Ron Silver is good. Alex Rocco is good and so is the actor playing Diesel's lawyer. On the other hand, the prosecutor is god-awful, as is most of the rest of the cast, especially this attempt at this gumba-feel-good-dialogue the rest of the "defendants" have been given.
If you want to see something really good in this genre, rent Paul Newman in "The Verdict", Al Pacino in "Donnie Brasco", or Henry Fonda in "12 Angry Men".
Give Mr. Diesel credit. His acting is acceptable. His daughter is good. Ron Silver is good. Alex Rocco is good and so is the actor playing Diesel's lawyer. On the other hand, the prosecutor is god-awful, as is most of the rest of the cast, especially this attempt at this gumba-feel-good-dialogue the rest of the "defendants" have been given.
If you want to see something really good in this genre, rent Paul Newman in "The Verdict", Al Pacino in "Donnie Brasco", or Henry Fonda in "12 Angry Men".
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