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Criminal Law (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
117 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Martin Campbell

Written By:
Martin Campbell
Mark Kasdan

Actors:
Gary Oldman ..... Ben Chase
Kevin Bacon ..... Martin Thiel
Tess Harper ..... Det. Stillwell
Karen Young ..... Ellen Faulkner
Joe Don Baker ..... Det. Mesel
Sean McCann ..... Jacob Fischer
Ron Lea ..... Gary Hull
Michael Sinelnikoff ..... Prof. Clemtes
Karen Woolridge ..... Claudia Curwen (as Karen Wooldridge)
Ali Giron ..... Isabel Fuertes
Rob Roy ..... Ethan Parks
Terrence Labrosse ..... Judge (as Terrence La Brosse)
Barbara Jones ..... Sandra Massina (as Barbara Ann Jones)
Jeannie Walker ..... Mrs. Monroe
Tyrone Benskin ..... Jackson

Synopsis:

Criminal Law is an inadvertently legal thriller wherein criminal defense attorney Ben Chase (Gary Oldman) decides to prove that his client Martin Thiel (Kevin Bacon) is in fact a serial killer, despite the acquittal that Ben won for him. When new murders occur, Ben takes matters into his own hands, beginning a psychological battle of wills with Martin. Gary Oldman gives an excellent performance as the criminal defense attorney with a conscience, and Kevin Bacon is intriguing and ambiguous as the killer. The action sequences - particularly when Ben finds a body in the rain in a deserted park - are terrific as is the fast-paced direction by Martin Campbell. However, the film cannot overcome its ludicrous premise or its laughable, totally unbelievable courtroom sequences. Criminal Law, if not taken very seriously and with more than a grain of salt, can be entertaining, but it fails miserably when compared to accurate, exciting legal thrillers such as Primal Fear.

A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.

Oldman plays a lawyer who defends a killer, but, soon after he wins he finds out that the killer is guilty.

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