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Reversible Errors

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4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I enjoyed this film. It's probably Tom Selleck's best role and Shamar Moore did his character justice as well. Once I saw the ending I replayed the entire DVD to go back and catch things the second time. Knowing what motivated the prinicpal characters made it even more enjoyable the second time through. This was a great film and it shows that a thriller can be great without the sex and extreme violence.

This is a complex, riveting movie. All players turn in top-notch, believeable performances. One quibble: I would have liked it to have had a stronger sense of place; the anonymity of the locale was off-putting, but not enough to gig it a star. Still, it made for an entertaining evening.

This well done adaptation of Scott Turow's novel is a made for tv miniseries, and features an outstanding cast in a complex, but riveting story. William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman (Mrs. Macy) get the acting honors, as their characters are more fleshed out and flawed, and their performances are wonderfully controlled and executed. Not to take anything away from the other actors: Tom Selleck as the cop whose devotion to his ex-lover makes him break the law; Monica Potter as the up and coming attorney who looks like she's going to be the city's next prosecuting attorney; James Rebhorn as the security cop whose dying secret gives the plot a strange twist; Glenn Plummer as the halfwitted Squirrel who confesses to a triple murder; Shemar Moore as the loudmouthed con who finds Jesus and has his own little secrets. Since this is a tv miniseries, the pacing does slow down some times and handicaps the movie's suspense, but overall it's an entertaining, well done film buoyed by the star turns of the Macys.

but definitely not a family movie. The Language isn't too bad but there are a few other things that make a non-family friendly too. The story line is intriguing enough to keep you interested. The acting is great.

Another in a long line of Tom Selleck movies that will entertain and have you wanting more.

The first hour or so of this near-three hour TV movie is really slow, but luckily--thanks to a combination of interesting plot twists as well as the intriguing character and great acting of William Macy--the movie really picks up steam after that first slow section.

The plot centers on a triple murder; the central question is who actually committed this crime. One guy is behind bars and sentenced to lethal injection for it. Another guy is in prison for another crime but is very closely connected to the crime. A third guy is out of the slammer but also closely connected to the crime. On the law side, we have Macy as a lawyer, his real-life wife Felicity Huffman as a judge with whom he gets romantically involved, Tom Selleck as a cop on the case, and Monica Potter as the prosecuting attorney who's married but also involved with Selleck.

Yes, it's pretty soapy, but Macy's great acting, as well as solid support from Huffman, Selleck, Potter, and the bad guys (James Rebhorn and Glenn Plummer, especially) make this more than watchable. If you can get past the first very slow hour or 75 minutes, then settle in for an enjoyable remainder of the movie.

Another stellar performance by Tom Selleck. William Macy was also excellent. Excellent story line. I recommend this movie for people who like good mysteries.

I'm still trying to decide how much I liked this film. So different yet I had seen it before on TV I'm guessing. I felt it dragged at times and moved along a bit too slow at times. But overall I liked the characters and that the slowest man of all got the gal in the end....but it's not an action film...it's a detective film with a flavor of old time and old style detective movies of long ago at play here. (Just a note of fun here the slowest guy who gets the gal in the end...in real life they are married. Does't add anything to the film but she looks so much older than she appears on Desparate Housewives so maybe she was made up to look this old in this film..tired and old really. Or less makeup?) Acting was good but I do feel there was room for improvement of picking up the steps of this film and not so sure I liked the way the main character didn't get his gal in the end. Made it feel as if we had to wait for a sequel..all actors seem to underplay as opposed to over play their roles on this one. Like I said...different. If you are into fast pace this is not your film.

I ordered this movie and it came the next day. I was so impressed. I ejoyed the movie very much. Tom Selleck is always a pleasure to watch no matter what age and Shemat Moore was too. Good movie. I would definitely recommend it.

Hard to knock a film that stars my favorite actors at their best, and pushes so many buttons. Not one you'll yawn through!