Primal Fear (1996)
Country: US
Technical: DeLuxe 129m
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Steven Bauer
Synopsis:
In Chicago the archbishop is brutally murdered, apparently by one of his choirboys whom he saved from a life of poverty. An iconoclastic and self-satisfied defence lawyer takes on his case for publicity reasons but becomes convinced of his innocence in spite of overwhelming circumstantial evidence.
Review:
Idiotically titled to fit in the hackneyed Jagged Edge genre, this courtroom drama with a thriller twist in it tail does little to justify its length and is jeopardised by the star's laidback acting style. However, Norton was certainly impressive in his debut starring role.
Country: US
Technical: DeLuxe 129m
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Steven Bauer
Synopsis:
In Chicago the archbishop is brutally murdered, apparently by one of his choirboys whom he saved from a life of poverty. An iconoclastic and self-satisfied defence lawyer takes on his case for publicity reasons but becomes convinced of his innocence in spite of overwhelming circumstantial evidence.
Review:
Idiotically titled to fit in the hackneyed Jagged Edge genre, this courtroom drama with a thriller twist in it tail does little to justify its length and is jeopardised by the star's laidback acting style. However, Norton was certainly impressive in his debut starring role.
Country: US
Technical: DeLuxe 129m
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Steven Bauer
Synopsis:
In Chicago the archbishop is brutally murdered, apparently by one of his choirboys whom he saved from a life of poverty. An iconoclastic and self-satisfied defence lawyer takes on his case for publicity reasons but becomes convinced of his innocence in spite of overwhelming circumstantial evidence.
Review:
Idiotically titled to fit in the hackneyed Jagged Edge genre, this courtroom drama with a thriller twist in it tail does little to justify its length and is jeopardised by the star's laidback acting style. However, Norton was certainly impressive in his debut starring role.