Find Me Guilty (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers (WGA):

Sidney Lumet (written by) and
T.J. Mancini (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 March 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes the best defense. . . is a wiseguy.

Plot:

Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.

Plot Keywords:

Mobster | Mafia | Lawyer | Drugs | Court

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Jackie DiNorscio
Alex Rocco	...	Nick Calabrese
Frank Pietrangolare	...	Carlo Mascarpone
Richard DeDomenico	...	Tom Napoli
Jerry Grayson	...	Jimmy Katz
Tony Ray Rossi	...	Joe Bellini
Vinny Vella	...	Graziedei
Paul Borghese	...	Gino Mascarpone
Frank Adonis	...	Phil Radda
Nicholas A. Puccio	...	Alessandro Tedeschi (as Nick Puccio)
Frankie Perrone	...	Henry Fiuli
Salvatore Paul Piro	...	Mike Belaggio
Peter Dinklage	...	Ben Klandis
Richard Portnow	...	Max Novardis
James Biberi	...	Frank Brentano

Also Known As:

Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story (USA) (long title)
Find me guilty - Der Mafiaprozess (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some violence.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Finland:K-11 | USA:R (certificate #41775) | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Crossroads Entertainment

Trivia:

During production, one of the working titles of the film was "Jackie Dee".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ben says that the "C" in RICO stands for "conspiracy." In actuality, RICO stands for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Quotes:

Mob Lawyer: They got no case. That's why they charge you under RICO
[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]
Mob Lawyer: . Whenever the government's got no case, they charge you under RICO.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Entourage: An Offer Refused (#2.4)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)

Highly Creative in Part by Lumet and Diesel

Great performance by Vin Diesel in here. I always just thought of him as an actor who did not have the ability to take on a non-action leading role. Wow did he prove me wrong here. Find Me Guilty was really a revelation in itself and for Diesel.

The acting like I just said was great from Vin Diesel. Diesel has shown in the past some great supporting performances. With this movie he clearly showed that he can give a real acting performance. The way he displayed his character as a loud mouth, slick talking mafia man was just so genuine and real. He made me laugh every five minutes and still was able to draw me into the movie as a serious character. The supporting performances were nice here to from Peter Dinklage and Alex Rocco.

The directing was very good if not great as well. When it comes to any film involving court Sidney Lumet is the man who should direct it. This is the man who directed 12 Angry Men and The Verdict which are probably the two of the top five court movies ever. This time though he is able to perfectly balance the comedy and drama of this movie to make this film very engaging and exciting to watch. Sidney Lumet once again proves to me at least why he is one of the most creative and best movie directors ever.

The writing was perfect for this movie. In a way the movie was making fun of itself which is always nice to see in these type of comedies. Together with Diesel the writing made for some many laugh-out-loud scenes. Sidney Lumet with his directing and writing really is able to show that a real-life courtroom drama can realistically funny too.

My advice is to definitely watch this movie if you have not. It is not a superficial meaningless movie and believe it or not is a little inspiring. Creativity in movies at its best.