![]() The clues were good, but there was no suspense or tension, and for a courtroom drama that hurts big time. Some may think she was a breath of fresh air in here. I thought she was annoying because of it, but, maybe she knew this needed some life. ![]() In other words she was too bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when that was not called for, but the director allowed it. Maybe that is why Mac's legal assistant, Mindy, goes somewhat overboard with her exuberance which was a complete contrast from everyone else. We understand about predictability, and we go along with it because we know that it's in the telling that the story works. We wait, too often, for characters to say their lines to a point we get tired of waiting and we scream out the lines we think are forthcoming. ![]() This has all the feel of a made-for-TV movie, but very slow, perhaps too slow. Retired lawyer Mac (Modine) receives a telephone call from a judge who wants him to defend Pete Thompson (Wayne) who was arrested for killing Angela, his girl friend, and he has no memory of what happened that fateful night. ![]()
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