- Film Review
- Reviewed By Sue Heal
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4 out of 5
Harrison Ford was at the peak of his popularity when he starred in this glossy, highly polished blockbuster, playing a lawyer assigned to untangle the murder of his former mistress. Based on the multi-million-selling novel by Scott Turow, this could have been a great movie, but, despite being a darn good yarn well told, the essential magic is somehow missing. Ford was born to portray taciturn, bright professional men, and Alan J Pakula was a consummate director of taut thrillers, with Klute and The Parallax View among his credits. Quite what turns a very good movie into a classic remains the great Hollywood conundrum - the elements are here, but they're too tightly threaded for this to attain classic status.
Plot Summary
Thriller starring Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy. Successful lawyer "Rusty" Sabich is forced to investigate the brutal murder of Carolyn Polhemus, a fellow attorney whose affair with Sabich had threatened his marriage. He soon uncovers high-level corruption, but then finds himself accused of the crime.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rozat "Rusty" Sabich
- Harrison Ford
- Raymond Horgan
- Brian Dennehy
- Alejandro "Sandy" Stern
- Raul Julia
- Barbara Sabich
- Bonnie Bedelia
- Judge Larren Lyttle
- Paul Winfield
- Carolyn Polhemus
- Greta Scacchi
- Detective Lipranzer
- John Spencer
- Tommy Molto
- Joe Grifasi
- Nico Della Guardia
- Tom Mardirosian
- Eugenia
- Anna Maria Horsford
- Nat Sabich
- Jesse Bradford
- Wendell McGaffney
- Joseph Mazzello
Crew
- Director
- Alan J Pakula
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