Misconduct (2016)

When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.

Director:

Shintaro Shimosawa

Writers:

Simon Boyes, Adam Mason

Stars:

Josh Duhamel, Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Duhamel	...	Ben Cahill
Anthony Hopkins	...	Arthur Denning
Al Pacino	...	Charles Abrams
Alice Eve	...	Charlotte Cahill
Malin Akerman	...	Emily Hynes
Byung-hun Lee	...	The Accountant (as Byung Hun Lee)
Julia Stiles	...	Jane Clemente
Glen Powell	...	Doug Fields
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Joe Bilson
Leah McKendrick	...	Amy
Chris Marquette	...	Giffords (as Christopher Marquette)
Skye P. Marshall	...	Hatty
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Richard Hill
Jason Gibson	...	Graham
Nathan Moore	...	Lawrence (as Nathan J. Moore)

Storyline

An ambitious young lawyer is approached by an ex-lover who offers him all the evidence he needs to form a legal case against her husband, a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company. The lawyer starts the legal proceedings and continues begins an affair with the woman. The lawyer's boss and the executive settle the case without going to court. The lawyer finds the woman dead in her apartment, and it appears someone is trying blackmail the executive. The lawyer leaves the body in the apartment, but a mysterious stranger moves the body to his house moments before the police raid. The stranger was employed by the lawyer's boss, to kill the lawyer's wife for the murder of the woman, because the lawyer's boss works for the executive. The lawyer kills the stranger, and he and his wife agree not to tell anyone about all the people they murdered.

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Plot Keywords:

pharmaceutical company | photo | girlfriend | ex boyfriend | kidnapping | 

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Taglines:

Corruption, power, murder.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and some sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shintaro Shimosawa's directorial debut.

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Goofs

When Arthur escapes via a window from the Police he is then seen "fixing" his stomach slash with Superglue, he has not been cut at this point it is only after his fight much later in the movie that he gets knifed by the Motorbiker.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Reporter #1: Tonight, investigators are questioning the credibility of those clinical trials.
Woman #1: I'm very angry. I can't believe doctors could betray so many people.
Man #1: I was part of the initial test group for the drug Vypraxilin. And, I can say without a doubt it was probably the worst decision I've ever made in my life.
Man #2: These people knowingly put out inaccurate information and they were being selective in the facts about the case.
Woman #2: She looked at me and then collapsed. Her mouth filled with blood and... ...
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Soundtracks

Head Trip
Written & Performed by Lee Coombs
Courtesy of Cutting Edge Music (Holdings) Limited

User Reviews

Failed on so many levels

The plot is twisting, twisting and twisting again, while characters that seem to be one thing are revealed to be another, interacting in all kinds of ways. However, in order for a story to be successful, the plot needs to be interesting and the characters well defined before you do the plot twisting. Bottom line: a lot atwist about nothing. Now there's some Shakespeare for you.

Yet somehow things are getting worse and worse: known actors have puny or plain bad roles, the acting is mediocre at best, the editing of the scenes, vague and not linear in time, confuses the hell out of the viewer. The girls: Julia Stiles, Malin Akerman, Alice Eve - they do the best with their roles, in fact they are the best actors in this film, far outclassing old farts like Pacino and Hopkins, who's only purpose in life nowadays is to give megalomaniacal speeches.

A special mention for Alice Eve. She did a weird kind of interpretation which was awesome. I don't know if it was her idea or the director's, but her character gave me the creeps. It just wasn't completely right for this movie.

Conclusion: a waste of time and talent. A confusing story that feels like someone's ego trip, a boring film, a pointless story.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beyond Deceit

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,049,761

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mike and Marty Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1