this is a great movie. A fascinating thriller filled with suspence and interesting twists. It also presents corruption and possible shortcomings of the american judiciary system. It was little understood and grossly underrated by the public.
Also the movie is extremely well acted by everyone in the cast and watch out for the almost then unknown Liam Neeson. Two hours of worthwhile cinema!
To be recommended.
I agree. I saw this a couple of years ago (in fact, it's on now) and was pleasantly surprised. The acting's good. And the story is pretty original. To me, Cher has always been a better actor than singer.
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I actually own most of her movies, cause I'm a huge fan, as well as Bette Midler and I love Cyndi Lauper, but I don't have to Goonies on DVD...Anyway- I love this movie. She rocks! :D
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Just seen it today for the first time on an old VHS tape that someone gave me.
I enjoyed the movie.
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haha .. It's funny that you should say that because that is where my username came from .. a porno flick. Well actually it is the name of a Michigan Punk Rock band that I used to play drums for but our guitar player said that he got the name from a porno flick. http://www.chokingsusan.com
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Totally agree. Saw this many years ago around the same time as another underrated movie called True Believer.
shareI saw it recently. It's very entertaining, well acted, and has some snappy dialogue by Eric Roth. Some favorite lines:
Support's drying up quicker than an old whore.
Life's what every body else does. (People in politics don't have one)
Don't bring a rope unless you plan to use it.
You can't measure a live snake.
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I love this movie!
I love Cher and seeing how baby faced Dennis and Liam were.
excellent overall. BUT. quaid's character seemed like out of another movie altogether - the romance just did not work. no chemistry, besides the silly writing. only one other critique - "kathleen's" whining about not having a vacation, how she has no life, wants a child, no boyfriend. . and all this 1. in front of a judge (the vacation thing) and a guy who seems to lurk around the office but you don't get the idea that he's her best friend/confidante. i love fred melamed in this role, small and thankless tho it is. i love the suspense in the law library - don't want to spoil it for new viewers. the thing with the pencil - tap . tap. tap. i remembered this sequence and filed it for future reference. :)
shareIt's entertaining and well-acted (by an excellent, charismatic cast) and I like its development of loneliness as a running theme. It's also refreshing to find lawyers, including the opposing attorney (Stella in this case) depicted in a positive way.
But my enjoyment was marred somewhat by the movie's lack of believability. No public defender would risk her career by accepting help from a juror or commit jury-tampering as she did. Cher's character (Riley) didn't need to break into Quinn's car - she could have asked police for permission to inspect it or gotten a court order if they refused. And no one would have overlooked that audiocassette, least of all the police! It's also ridiculous to see Riley and Judge Helms having three private conversations about the case; in the real world, the prosecutor would have attended all three. I'm not even going to get into all the silliness in the courtroom except to say that the prosecutor violates character evidence rules, Riley violates the voucher rule and much else.
These errors grated on me but if you can get past that, Suspect is great entertainment.
I remember liking this movie when I was younger, but I don't know if it's a symptom of a post-Court TV and Law & Order world, but yeah, it seriously stretched the laws of believability. Among the issues you mentioned, I kept wondering why the car was still in the lot, not in impound, months after the murder (because usually it takes awhile for trials to even get on the docket). And, I couldn't see why the judge wouldn't try to get a mistrial the moment he sensed an impropriety between the defense and a juror. It would be to his benefit to have her replaced by a less competent lawyer.
The one thing I found realistic and appreciated about the movie was that it reflected the large black population in DC without making a big deal about it. Unless people are analyzing the feasibility of Marion Barry getting elected twice, people forget that DC's RESIDENTS are predominately black. In Suspect, a lot of people, from the parking lot attendant (portrayed by the adorable Michael Beach) to the legal staff to a better part of the jury, were black.
I loved that about the film too. I agree, OP, really underrated film.
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I completely agree! These are the kind of movies I call little gems. They may not have broken any box office records, and they might not have won any Academy Awards, but I could just watch them over and over..
shareYes never even heard of this movie until I picked it up at a yard sale....
There are a few plot faults, but one has to watch it dozens of times (which I think I have ) to find them (probably)....
E. Katherine Kerr was perfect in her part....IMO of course.
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>>There are a few plot faults, but one has to watch it dozens of times (which I think I have ) to find them
Sure. If you're 5.
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