This is a typically eighties movie,with all the clichés around: the brilliant lawyer -of course she is a divorcée-,the handsome guy who may or may not be a cynical killer ...and of course a long trial.
The screenplay is full of holes:witnesses for the prosecution or for the defense appear and disappear much to the two lawyers 'surprise ;and of course the discovery of the final clue by Close almost as soon as she is in her lover's house .And ,for a brilliant lawyer -who is responsible for a miscarriage of justice all the same!- ,it's not very smart to sleep with your client just before his trial!And she does not seem to work very hard on her case ,except for the scene when her daughter asks for some help for her homework.
It takes all the talent of the actors to sustain the interest till the end.And sustain,they do ,for both Glenn Close and James Bridges are excellent (so is Peter Coyotte who makes the best of an underwritten part).The screenwriters display a certain sense of humor: I particularly like the lines about the hero's horses and how Glenn Close reacted during the trial.
Entertaining ,but not really memorable.
The screenplay is full of holes:witnesses for the prosecution or for the defense appear and disappear much to the two lawyers 'surprise ;and of course the discovery of the final clue by Close almost as soon as she is in her lover's house .And ,for a brilliant lawyer -who is responsible for a miscarriage of justice all the same!- ,it's not very smart to sleep with your client just before his trial!And she does not seem to work very hard on her case ,except for the scene when her daughter asks for some help for her homework.
It takes all the talent of the actors to sustain the interest till the end.And sustain,they do ,for both Glenn Close and James Bridges are excellent (so is Peter Coyotte who makes the best of an underwritten part).The screenwriters display a certain sense of humor: I particularly like the lines about the hero's horses and how Glenn Close reacted during the trial.
Entertaining ,but not really memorable.