Presumed Innocent

If you are like me and are not fond of good thrillers without foul language or graphic sexual depictions or excessive violence, you won't have to edit too much (maybe some of Dennehy's spicy speeches).A few other things could have... Full review

I was very disappointed in the movie. One of the most gripping things about the book was Rusty's character development and the description of the internal conflict between his feelings about his marriage and his feelings about his mistress. The... Full review

Tghis is a smart, and stylish film that will keep you guessing and bniting your nails until the end. I liked this oner a lot. Ford Shines brilliantly here. A great role. A great mystery by far. A Must See.... Full review

Few movies are as good as the book and PI falls into that class. However it sticks to the story without Hollywoodizing it and Ford is really good in his duplicitous role as a policeman with a secret. Brian Dennehy is... Full review

When Carolyn Polhemus, a young prosecutor employed by the District Attorney of an American city, is found murdered, the job of investigating her murder is given to Rusty Sabich, one of her colleagues and her former lover. The DA, who... Full review

A prosecutor (Harrison Ford) is assigned to investigate the murder of a colleague, but he soon becomes the prime suspect when it is disclosed that he had an affair with the murdered victim. Taut, slick courtroom drama, which is in... Full review

This is cracking matinée fare. The cast is a big pool of Hollywood stalwarts as a fine supporting ensemble giving a thoughtful, adult vehicle to a typically thoughtful, adult lead from Harrison Ford. The drama is quite quiet and internal:... Full review

This is a very good film centering around a murder investigation and trial involving a chief deputy DA and a beautiful, young attorney in his office who is found murdered one morning. The direction, screenplay, and acting are all top... Full review

Bear with me while I set the context for my review:One of the stunning "hooks" in the academy award winning film "The Sting" (1973, 10 nominations, 7 awards, including Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay) is the shift of... Full review

Presumed Innocent presents a stiff challenge to its principal actors. Many of them must read their lines and convey body language that is ambiguous, suggesting both guilt or innocence and good or evil. The talented cast accomplishes this superbly. The... Full review

The film then shifts gears somewhat as it focuses on courtroom procedure, with a high-rolling defense attorney (Raul Julia) taking the case, arguing before an acerbic, no-nonsense judge (Paul Winfield). Still and all, "Presumed Innocent" is one of the summer's best offerings. ... Full Review

He has no passion for her, just as the movie, for all its striving, lacks the passion it so assiduously courts. As Polhemus, Scacchi is a peaches and cream climber -- the most interesting character in the movie and alas, already dead. ... Full Review

Ford and Pakula do a good job of keeping you wondering ifhedunit till the end. Raul Julia is an intellectual iceberg with satisfyingly sharp edges as Sabich's defense attorney. ... Full Review

Presumed Innocent represents in one film the ability of Pakula to shift easily from emotional drama to legal drama and back. If anything, I would say her character is the least investigated, which perhaps was necessary for the film, but disappointing nonetheless. ... Full Review

Presumed Innocent " is a very quiet movie, brooding and secretive, about people who are good at masking their emotions. The situation is made trickier because Dennehy faces an election in a few days. ... Full Review

Author: Clint Morris Date: Thursday, April 9th, 2009 Time: 1:08 am Author Scott Turow is writing a sequel to his literary classic, "Presumed Innocent". "Presumed Innocent", the story of a deputy prosecutor who is asked to lead the investigation into... ... Full Article

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It's got a main character (Ralph Fiennes' newly widowed English diplomat) whose growth seems realistic and not the work of a desperate screenwriter who just wanted to wrap things up already. ... Full Article

After a recent preview screening of Alan J. Pakula's new murder mystery, Presumed Innocent , an irate moviegoer decided to give the director a piece of his mind. ... Full Article