Genre: Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, Rosamund Pike, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis
Ted Crawford (Hopkins) a wealthy businessman, who murders his wife when he learns of her affair with police officer Rob Nunally (Burke). Ted admits to the crime and goes on trial, acting as his own attorney. Willy Beachum (Gosling) is the rising star at the district attorneys office and has a 97% success rate. He is all set to transit to a private company when Ted Crawford's case is handed to him. When Ted goes on trial, he proves to court that his confession was taken by Nunally, who was having an affair with his wife and who forced him to sign a false confession, thus making it void. All of a sudden Willy realises that apart from Ted's confession, which is now void, there was no other proof against him, neither a murder weapon nor a motive. Although everyone is sure of Ted's crime, nobody is able to prove it. The movie has a very interesting plot but it sadly doesn't deliver in the manner that it could have. Too much time is spent behind hunting for the murder weapon and all other aspects are ignored. Continuously introducing twists in the tale would have made the story far more interesting. That said, the story is not all that bad with good performances and a good climax. A nice movie, could be better.
Thumbs up: Interesting plot
Thumbs down: Could have been much better
Rating: 7.4/10
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, Rosamund Pike, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis
Ted Crawford (Hopkins) a wealthy businessman, who murders his wife when he learns of her affair with police officer Rob Nunally (Burke). Ted admits to the crime and goes on trial, acting as his own attorney. Willy Beachum (Gosling) is the rising star at the district attorneys office and has a 97% success rate. He is all set to transit to a private company when Ted Crawford's case is handed to him. When Ted goes on trial, he proves to court that his confession was taken by Nunally, who was having an affair with his wife and who forced him to sign a false confession, thus making it void. All of a sudden Willy realises that apart from Ted's confession, which is now void, there was no other proof against him, neither a murder weapon nor a motive. Although everyone is sure of Ted's crime, nobody is able to prove it. The movie has a very interesting plot but it sadly doesn't deliver in the manner that it could have. Too much time is spent behind hunting for the murder weapon and all other aspects are ignored. Continuously introducing twists in the tale would have made the story far more interesting. That said, the story is not all that bad with good performances and a good climax. A nice movie, could be better.
Thumbs up: Interesting plot
Thumbs down: Could have been much better
Rating: 7.4/10
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