Sunday, August 07, 2011
INNOCENT AFTER "PROVEN" GUILTY
Today's film was Tony Goldman's
with Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell.
I would have watched this film to see Sam Rockwell anyway but the film is as good as he is, so nothing lost.
This is based on a frameup by the Ayre, MA police department of a bad boy, Rockwell, in town for murder.
Hilary Swank devotes much of her life to saving him. 18 years. Rockwell devotes most of his life to being in the state pen.
This is mostly a courtroom drama with sibling love as the glue that holds it together.
It is very well done. Characters abound.
Minnie Driver, Peter Gallagher, Melissa Leo are major players and Juliette Lewis turns in a great turn as a perjurer who tells what really happened. More or less.
A lot of close up stuff. Tense. Teary. Funny. Rockwell does his patented naked dance. Once every picture. His trademark.
I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5.
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