Find Me Guilty

When I first heard of Sidney Lumet's unorthodox casting lead for this film, I was intrigued because Van Diesel's selection was indeed a daring move. There was little doubt Lumet would err, and he has truly come up with a... Read more at imdb.com

I had the chance to see the movie at the Berlin Film Festival (actually I saw it twice), and I must say I really loved it. Even during the second screening I still thought it was interesting and funny.Granted, I... Read more at imdb.com

I had the opportunity to see this movie at the Screen Actors Guild in Hollywood last week along with a Q&A with Vin afterward. I have to say I didn't know what to expect after seeing his regular action roles,... Read more at imdb.com

It's amazing to see certain actors working with a director like the veteran Sidney Lumet (if it's appropriate to use for him who knows, though this is his latest film, at 81, over a near 50 year career), and see... Read more at imdb.com

The movie had a really great script; it was funny, dramatic and touching. I was really surprised by Vin Diesel's performance, I wasn't expecting him to pull it off. I think Jackie D himself, his personality and his words helped... Read more at imdb.com

I just saw this last night in Seattle. What drew me in was Sidney Lumet and when it started saying that all courtroom dialog was direct from transcripts of this trial, I sat forward.This turns out to be a classic... Read more at imdb.com

I went to a preview screening of this film, so the version I saw may not make it onto the screen. I was pretty hesitant when I heard that Mr. Diesel was in it. I have to report that he... Read more at imdb.com

I'm sure most of the comments about this movie will center around Diesel's amazing performance, but I'd like to focus on the overall quality of this film. From the time the movie gets to the courtroom, the true beauty of... Read more at imdb.com

I see where people say that Director Sidney Lumet drapes the characters with moral ambiguity, and that the movie is "reprehensible" because we are asked to cheer for mobsters.Hello? This movie is based on real-life events and the dialog is... Read more at imdb.com

I went to a screening in NYC this week, and Vin's performance knocked the socks off of everyone in attendance.The physical transformation was astonishing. He gained a lot of weight for this role, and many of the people around me... Read more at imdb.com

Find Me Guilty" is centered by the endearingly off the wall performance of a rejuvenated Vin Diesel, but in focusing on a lovable clown, Lumet merely skims the surface of the seventy-six dark deeds that brought twenty mobsters to trial. This, combined with a solid performance by Diesel (who reminds us that, once upon a time, he played characters rather than caricatures), make “Find Me Guilty” a thoughtful, and sometimes funny, true life story of loyalty and love of family – even if that family... ... Full Review

Find Me Guilty is a true story based on the trial of New Jerseys Lucchese Crime Family, as told by Giacomo Jackie Dee DiNorscio ( Vin Diesel : The Chronicles of Riddick , xXx -the original, The Fast And The Furious -the original). What happens next will keep you glued to your seat, and sometimes laughing out loud, as the director takes you through this must-see trial. ... Full Review

They merely fill in the character gaps by depicting a few key evenings and lunches between court dates, and it works spectacularly. From his early days on live television, Lumet is an old hand at keeping action moving within a limited space. ... Full Review

The movie is almost too agreeable for me to hate it. Yet even at my most relentless hacking, I couldnt hate this movie. What would probably be against my better judgment, I sent some of my cynicism a-packin and put my trust in Lumet. ... Full Review

Find Me Guilty might be better suited to cable or DVD. The excellent acting and offbeat humor that highlight veteran director Sidney Lumet's 43rd film Find Me Guilty can't make up for an overlong, morally topsy-turvy tale that's more claustrophobic than compelling. ... Full Review

"Find Me Guilty" is the true-life story of reputed mob member, Jackie Dee DiNorscio, and the nearly two-year trial resulted from a government raid on the Lucchese crime family. ... Full Article

''FIND Me Guilty,'' Sidney Lumet's New Jersey new-Mafia legal procedural, is not exactly a guilty pleasure.For one, it relies too heavily on five of the most overused words in the cinematic language: based on a true story. ... Full Article

Director Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon ) returns after a seven-year absence with Find Me Guilty , this courtroom drama about a late-'80s court case that lasted two years. ... Full Article

"I'm no gangster, I'm a gagster," crows Giacomo (Jackie Dee) DiNorscio, the goombah antihero of Sidney Lumet's gripping courtroom drama "Find Me Guilty." Wearing a reddish-brown wig, his gut protruding over his belt loops, a goofy leer spreading across his... ... Full Article

or a director whose career was jumpstarted by Twelve Angry Men 's behind-closed-doors dissection of legal system justice, it's hard to fathom what drew Sidney Lumet to Find Me Guilty aside from the opportunity to once again immerse himself in... ... Full Article