Death row inmate Richard Trevelyan gets a last minute reprieve from the governor. In a new trial for killing his wife, he is acquitted after a lone female juror held out for a 6-6 split. Shelley Carnes is traveling to a ranch for vacation and gets lost along the way. She finds shelter from a rain storm in an empty house with a bitter Trevelyan. The ranch is run by Liza McStringer who is the lone juror responsible for freeing Trevelyan.
The movie should start with the murder. I don't really understand the logistics of the trials. He was obviously convicted and then there is another trial. It would be a lot easier to have only one trial. Also it's unrealistic for Liza to be on the jury. There is a way of getting to the ranch with a simpler story. Going back to his home town would be the last thing that Trevelyan would do. The whole story is a bit manufactured. It would be vastly superior to set the story in an isolated place of no connections. The movie does have a pulpy charm and it has some limited visual looks. The overall mystery does not excite. The only tension comes from a scary Trevelyan in an empty house with Shelley. That's why this should have been a more limited movie with 3 or 4 characters in a remote place.
The movie should start with the murder. I don't really understand the logistics of the trials. He was obviously convicted and then there is another trial. It would be a lot easier to have only one trial. Also it's unrealistic for Liza to be on the jury. There is a way of getting to the ranch with a simpler story. Going back to his home town would be the last thing that Trevelyan would do. The whole story is a bit manufactured. It would be vastly superior to set the story in an isolated place of no connections. The movie does have a pulpy charm and it has some limited visual looks. The overall mystery does not excite. The only tension comes from a scary Trevelyan in an empty house with Shelley. That's why this should have been a more limited movie with 3 or 4 characters in a remote place.