Synopsis
Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.
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Cast
- Vin DieselJackie DiNorscio
- Alex RoccoNick Calabrese
- Ron SilverSidney Finestein
- Peter DinklageBen Klandis
- Linus RoacheSean Kierney
- Frank PietrangolareCarlo Mascarpone
- Annabella SciorraBella DiNorscio
- Richard DeDomenicoTom Napoli
- Vinny VellaGraziedei
- James BiberiFrank Brentano
Recommendations
- 80
L.A. Weekly
Shot quickly and cheaply in high-definition video and almost entirely on one set, the movie has almost zero visual energy, but it teems with snappy dialogue and the same carnival anarchy Lumet brought to "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Network." - 75
ReelViews
Despite being saddled with bad prosthetics and a ridiculous wig, Diesel displays more acting ability than in the testosterone-soaked genre where he has carved out a niche. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
All the acting is solid including a knock-'em-dead single scene by Annabella Sciorra as Jackie's ex-wife. - 70
Variety
Part mob-trial thriller, part "dese 'n' dose" extended standup routine, character-rich pic plays like vintage Lumet, mining the grim comedy from life-and-death legal wranglings in the manner of "Dog Day Afternoon," "Prince of the City" and "The Verdict." - 70
Village Voice
Find Me Guilty is overlong and often sitcomy, but it's also pleasantly old-school, with a tone, soundtrack, and even a title-card font that suggest a mellow but not senile Woody Allen. - 70
Dallas Observer
The characters may be based on real people, with much of the dialogue culled directly from court transcripts, but Find Me Guilty plays the whole thing as comedy, and as everyone knows, putting a self-serious egomaniacal movie star in a bad hairpiece is comedy gold. - 67
The A.V. Club
A new courtroom comedy that finds Diesel chewing scenery in a role originally intended, and seemingly custom-made, for Joe Pesci. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
A sharp-looking Mob drama with a gooey moral center.
