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W0w, Great Film

posted 7 years ago by hilaryjrp
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I streamed this not expecting much as a legal-thriller film addict. I was sooo wrong. This movie is brilliant. Nearly every character is repulsive, even the most virtuous among them: meaning, every character is totally believable.

I don't think I've ever seen a film where the legal profession was *less* glamorized. Keanu Reeves is inscrutable; Renee Zellweger is--yep, she's inscrutable too. Gugu Mbatha-Raw knows how to walk a narrative tightrope with a character filled with stereotypes. Gabriel Basso is riveting, and not just because of the trait his character has for three-quarters of the film.

Totally worth watching. Last time I saw a courtroom drama so believable, it was a 22-episode series from twenty years ago ("Murder One").

[–] rpressley 7 years ago

Agreed!

[–] Snarkier 7 years ago

Especially perennial nice guy Jim Belushi. After seeing the flashback scenes, we (the audience) were surely all going "Good riddance!"

[–] IcingOnTheCake 7 years ago

Some of the flashbacks may have been misconstrued to make him look bad. The wife wasn't an angel herself. She wanted to appear the victim.