Synopsis
Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom.
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Cast
- Jesse MetcalfeC.J. Nicholas
- Amber TamblynElla Crystal
- Michael DouglasMark Hunter
- Joel David MooreCorey Finley
- Orlando JonesBen Nickerson
- Lawrence P. BeronLieutenant Merchant
- Sewell WhitneyMartin Weldon
- David JensenGary Spota
- Sharon K. LondonJudge Sheppard
- Krystal KofieTaieesha
Recommendations
- 60
NPR
Like the decent B-movie director that he is, Hyams tosses in two gripping car chases and blows up a few more vehicles for good measure. But otherwise, there's little in this pointless rehash to distract audiences from the pleasure of watching Tamblyn. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
He squeezes a bit of suspenseful juice out of the old plot, and Douglas makes smarm a chewy pleasure, but this is a noir in search of a hero we can root for because we actually buy what he’s doing. - 50
Village Voice
Lang's film, the last he made in the U.S., exposed the immorality of the death penalty; Hyams's retread offers only more plot and longer, louder car chases. - 50
USA Today
Lacks tension or mystery. Even the courtroom scenes feel artificial. - 50
The New York Times
Despite excellent stunt work and a too-brief appearance by Orlando Jones as an unflappable cop, the movie -- unlike Mr. Douglas’s hairdo -- never rises above mediocrity. - 40
Time Out
The scam is so crazy, it just might work…for a throwaway episode of "Law & Order." - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
The lack of charisma exhibited by leads Jesse Metcalfe and Amber Tamblyn doesn't help matters, and not even the stalwart presence of Michael Douglas fails to provide the proceedings with sufficient gravitas. - 40
Los Angeles Times
The leads can't lend either spunk or gravitas to what was already a preposterous yarn 50 years ago.
