The story centers on around the mysterious death of repeat drunk driving offender Thacker and the discovery of his body in an alley behind the Marshalltown, Iowa, police department after his latest DUI arrest.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Gabriel Mann | ... | Stu Pepper | |
| Eliza Dushku | ... | Monica Wright | |
| John Savage | ... | Thomas Thacker | |
| Mark Pellegrino | ... | Ron Pebble | |
| Lee Garlington | ... | Beverly Thacker | |
| Jennifer Finnigan | ... | Nancy Pepper | |
| Steve Eastin | ... | Chief Wilson | |
| Colby French | ... | Officer Dodge | |
| Michael Welch | ... | Kevin Thacker | |
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Michael Blackman | ... | Jury Spokesperson |
| Alison Brie | ... | Grace | |
| Ivar Brogger | ... | Judge Hallow | |
| Matt Bromen | ... | Kevin Thacker's brother | |
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Personal injury attorney Stuart Pepper faces the challenge of his young career when he takes on a controversial case of wrongful death in small town Iowa. Kevin Thacker's body was found in the alley outside the Marshalltown Police Department after the young man was arrested for drunk driving. The arresting officer's story is highly suspicious and everyone involved, from the investigating detective to the FBI, appear to be aiding in covering up what actually happened that fateful night. With a promise made to the Thacker family to expose the truth, Stu dives head first into an uphill battle against lies and corruption. What transpires will change this lawyer's life forever. Written by Robert Dean Klein
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English words by John Sullivan Dwight (uncredited), French lyrics by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure (uncredited) and music by Adolphe Adam
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This is the first time I've been the first person to write a review, which is surprising, considering this film has been out for 5 years ... But then again, perhaps not, because there really isn't much to enthuse about.
Perhaps it comes from having a screenplay basically written by the main protagonist, but there's absolutely no attempt to explain the reasons for the decisions that went against our "hero" - and I believe there were several - they're simply dismissed as arbitrary and possibly corrupt. And the courtroom scenes have to rank as some of the dullest and most unedifying I've ever seen in a film which is essentially about a court case.
To be honest, the most interesting sequence is the first 5 minutes (the videotape of the interrogation), but after that things start to go downhill quickly. There's no tension, and no attempt to explain anyone's motives; and the movie meanders its way slowly to the courtroom where, after more tedium, the jury return a verdict that frankly feels like it comes out of nowhere. On the basis of this outing, I'm not sure I'd trust Gabriel Mann to argue the case for the Pope being Catholic.
About the only actors who show any spark are John Savage and Lee Garlington, as the parents of Kevin Thacker. Sadly, they're not on screen long enough to give this movie any impetus, and the whole thing fizzles out like a damp squib.
Lesson for the future chaps: ponderous dialogue and trite platitudes about justice and the misuse of power do NOT a courtroom drama make.