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The Hitchcockian plot is kind of perfect for a fun-little-detective-movie, but this film just does not get it right. The dialogue, the police work, the court room scenes...are all totally unbelievable. If you can suspend your disbelief enough you might enjoy the ride. I couldn't get past it.
Prismark10
Dominic Cooper stars as ambitious "hot-shot' Asst. District Attorney Mitch Brockden. He's leading a rather idyllic life with a beautiful wife (Erin Karpluk), a newborn baby daughter, and he's on the fast track to possibly become a District Attorney.However, one night after drinking with his colleagues, he decides to drive home while intoxicated and hits a pedestrian with his SUV. Panicking and worried about his career, he runs to a nearby pay phone and calls for an ambulance, but then drives off leaving the severely injured man in the road.The next day Mitch learns on the news that a man named Clinton Reasonable Doubt is a far fetched and implausible thriller with a short running time. I think the director decided to call it quits quickly and not make the audience suffer anymore.Mitch Brockden (Dominic Cooper) a rising District Attorney has a night out with his colleagues, gets drunk and drives home and runs over someone. He calls an ambulance and swiftly leaves the man behind.Clinton Davis (Samuel L Jackson) gets arrested for killing the man that Mitch had left on the road. His body was found in his van. Clinton claims he was just taking him to the hospital. Racked with guilt, Mitch prosecutes the case but does enough to make sure Clinton is let off.The police reckon Clinton might be a vengeful serial killer as his family was murdered. Once Clinton is freed, there is a cat and mouse game between the two. Mitch knows Clinton suspects him as he was there when he ran over the man. Clinton realises that Mitch thinks he is a killer.Cooper is not strong enough to carry a modest thriller like this. You care little about his morally suspect character and Jackson's character is compromised as some kind of avenger when he threatens innocent people.It is a feeble thriller and a poorly executed one as the makers realised that the film does not make any sense.
Dan
Samuel L.'s performance was strong (as usual) however the rest of the movie was lacking. Too much of the plot was unbelievable (I'm sorry but the escape from the police station scene... yeah right) and the other actors were disappointing. It did have some exciting moments but, in the end, this movie was just another crime thriller without any real substance and with "inorganic" character development (I'm looking at you, Mr. Cooper). If you're looking for a movie to pass the time and keep you slightly entertained for an hour and a half, this fits the bill. Otherwise, I suggest you look elsewhere for something with a more believable plot and better acting.
therealjared
10 minutes of closing credits! 13 percent of the this film is either closing credits or beginning credits. This movie is really 75 minutes...more like an episode for TV.What's the deal with the accent/dialect of the lead actor? He clearly sounds not American. What's with all the trend with movies putting British actors as Americans who can't do an American accent? The movie is OK. More like an episode of CSI than anything else but you have to get past the wonky accents. Very detracting from the story as a whole. It seems all the movies have these crappy British actors in movies doing crappy American accents in them.
AD
