Synopsis: Ever
wanted to see Harrison Ford sport a bad haircut and continuously yell: “I didn’t
do it!”? If so, this is your movie.
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “Rusty Sabich is an up-and-comer in the county prosecutor’s office.
He’s intelligent, hard-working, dependable. And, just maybe, he’s also a
murderer.”
What Did I Learn?:
If you’ve just been accused of committing a murder, it’s a really bad idea to
sarcastically reply: “you’re right.”
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Movie If: You're in the mood for some courtroom theatrics... and some evidence-tampering.
Really?: 1) I can
understand Horgan (Brian Dennehy) getting angry with Sabich for letting him
down, but I had a bit of a hard time believing a former DA would lie on the
witness stand in order to help frame a former colleague. 2) So, is Rusty going
to have any trouble getting a job? Can he and his wife afford all those legal
bills? Funny how their finances are mentioned once, and then the subject is
conveniently dropped.
Rating: Boasting
an all-star cast, Presumed Innocent
is a good little film that features excellent courtroom drama and spine-tingling
suspense. My only complaints would be that it takes a long time to get going
(i.e. somewhere in the second act), and far too much time is wasted on some
pointless scenes featuring Greta Scacchi before her character is bumped off – I
guess Alan J. Pakula figured it needed some spicy sex scenes? 8/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100404/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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