The mobster Jackie DiNorscio (Vin Diesel) is shot by his own cousin at home while in probation but survives. Later he is arrested dealing drugs and sentenced to thirty years in prison. The prosecutor Sean Kierney (Linus Roache) proposes a deal to Jackie, immediately releasing him if he testifies against the Lucchese family and other mafia families but Jackie does not accept to rat his friends that he loves. When the trial begins, he asks the judge Finestein (Ron Silver) to defend himself without the assistance of a lawyer.
"Find Me Guilty" is a good movie of courtroom, directed by a veteran expert in the theme, Sidney Lumet, which also directed the awesome "The Verdict". Vin Diesel has a great performance and is unrecognizable in the role of a charismatic gangster, actually a "gagster". However, the screenplay of the longest trial in USA seems to be manipulative, creating a great empathy of the viewers with the "nice" gangsters, while the obstinate prosecutor is presented as an evil man. I do not know who sponsored or produced this film and in spite of based on a true event, has a bad message in the end. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Sob Suspeita" ("Under Suspicion")
"Find Me Guilty" is a good movie of courtroom, directed by a veteran expert in the theme, Sidney Lumet, which also directed the awesome "The Verdict". Vin Diesel has a great performance and is unrecognizable in the role of a charismatic gangster, actually a "gagster". However, the screenplay of the longest trial in USA seems to be manipulative, creating a great empathy of the viewers with the "nice" gangsters, while the obstinate prosecutor is presented as an evil man. I do not know who sponsored or produced this film and in spite of based on a true event, has a bad message in the end. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Sob Suspeita" ("Under Suspicion")