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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780767832540
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 076783254X
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: October 05, 1999
Running Time: 103 minutes
Sales Rank: 51175
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
Randal Kleiser, the director of this average melodrama, is also the man who directed the classic movie, GREASE. Hard to believe that he could go from such a high energy classic to such a low key, ultimately average thriller.
Melanie Griffith plays rather vapidly a high profile defense attorney who has just gotten city councilman John Ritter off of a rap. Earlier in her career, however, Griffith got an accused rapist, played with fearless ham by Craig Sheffer, off and found out later while ... Read More
Rating: - Bleah. Interesting up to a point, but still, a dud.
I was a stupid dolt and actually thought this was a re-make of the Theresa Wright film "Shadow of A Doubt". But I misread the title. My stupid mistake.
The plot was a typical murder mystery, and while it was not the best told tale, I was interested in finding out "who dunnit". So I stuck around until the end. But there were many elements to this film that I found flawed, or just irritating.
And then there was the cast. I like Melanie Griffith. I like Tom Berenger. However, ... Read More
Rating: - A remake of Dumb & Dumber????
Melanie Griffith must've been strapped for money when she agreed to do this film. While she is quite good in it and credible in the role, her character does such stupid things -- not very smart for a supposedly smart lawyer. In an effort to catch a murderer, she actually allows the guy she knows to be the vicious killer into her house...at night...alone...and, of course, no lights are lit so that said killer can jump out at her/us and go "Boo!"
Well, let me go "Boo!" This film is too ... Read More
Rating:  - A big surprise!
Was very surprised how good the movie was. Didn't have any expectations and I thought Melanie Griffith was great in her role. There's only one part of the movie that really was cheesy and they could have done without, but all in all, it's a good thriller with some nice twists and turns.
Rating:  - Good cast but dopey script, stupid characters.
I enjoy almost anything Melanie Griffith is in, but this one was too silly and unbelievable. Her character is supposed to be a smart, tough lawyer but she does everything that would either get a real lawyer disbarred, laughed out of court -- or killed. Beautifully shot, great sets and locations, but everybody is wasted in this dopey script. Nina Foch is a GREAT witchy woman, but I missed John Ritter completely (fooled by the beard)and had to rewind to catch his scene in the very beginning.
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