That was an excellent one.

not as good as all the hype

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Typical Michael Douglas fayre. Sleezy lawyer faking evidence so he can win more cases. Jesse Metcalfe investigates, stupidly framing himself for a murder he didn't commit and see if Douglas messes with the evidence.He has a friend to help him and he stupidly doesn't bring the evidence to the court at the time so we have an uneccessary care chase.Some of the dialogue is daft. No swearing until the very last line which seems out of place.Its good enough. Could have been done a lot better though. Good story.

....but you need more then a great story and premise to make a great movie. it was a decent movie...just because the story and premise was so awesome. the main problem with the movie was that the 2 leads..jesse metcalfe and amber tamlyn are not great actors and peter hyams is not a great director in any sense although he has made better movies then this...not much better tho. it will be a decent watch for big fans of courtroom....thriller...or crime genre movies...it has all 3 genres in it. boo for the fact that michael douglass was only in the movie for like 10 minutes and he looked like he was just going through the routine. i've seen much worse movies then this....the premise and story in this movie made it watchable.

Not having seen the 50s original, I didn't know what to expect from this film—but being a fan of Michael Douglas and court thrillers, I gave it a go.The film is entertaining, with a likable cast of young actors in Jesse Metcalfe and Amber Tambyln. It is also, in places, predictable and implausible.To suspend our disbelief that a journalist would willingly implicate themselves in a crime would involve a highly personal reason—that he does have a connection to the crime is only revealed in th closing moments. It can be as over the top as you like, but we must believe it as an audience.The film also has some clumsy sequencing and poor music/sound that destroys a lot of the tension. By the midpoint, the lead has made so many poor decisions as a seemingly intelligent character, that we may not care whether he wins or not.The twist ending was as contrived as the rest of the plot and, while effective, did not have the chilling resonance it might have had if we were more emotionally connected to the characters.Finally, if as a film maker you have access to a talent as extraordinary as Michael Douglas, even if he not the lead, make sure that you every scene with him in it lifts the tension and advances the plot. The final confrontation between Mark Hunter (Douglas), as antagonist, and CJ (Metcalfe) in prison was flat.

i'm straddling the fence on this movie.yes - it is poorly acted. yes - the dialog is wanting. even some of the clothes Ella wears obviously do not fit correctly. but i became hooked on this film and everything i thought would happen - happened. until the last 5 or 10 minutes and then - BANG - my first thought was - 'what a cool movie'.it's bad acting especially by the 3 main characters C.J, Ella, & Corey. the plot is like watching a ball roll down hill, you can see exactly where it's going. BUT then the ball hits something and flies up into the air.so, i'm going to say i actually enjoyed the movie but didn't come to that decision until it was over! a good flic for those seeking an easy mystery thriller and some not so impressive action scenes.Douglas & Jones are bright spots in the blighted acting by the others!