Aidan Quinn, Connie Nielsen, Darryl Cox

While fighting for a woman who sits on death row, a lawyer happens upon new information which brings into question the motives of a man associated with her client.

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R, 108 min.

Directed by: Bille August

Release Date: January 29, 2005

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DVD Release Date: November 1, 2005

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  • June 13, 2009
    The plot is an interesting one, however the way in which it was told was not. It almost seems lazily done, in that all the ingredients are there, but a sloppy effort was made to make them work, which resulted in story that lacked suspense, was predictable and needed a much more ...( read more)interesting line of investigation.
  • July 12, 2009
    Generally boring movie with mediocre acting performances. The sex scene was pretty brilliant though... and a little awkward.
  • April 25, 2009
    slow movie. not the best turn, but kind of interesting.
  • August 3, 2008
    A fairly good crime thriller /death row drama which seems to have been over looked by many people.

    Aiden Quinn is Frank Nitzche, a previosly disgraced Death row attorney who now exploits criminals by selling thier private letters to newspapers after thier deaths.. He cons deat...( read more)h row inmates into writing to him by posing as a friend in thier time of need and ultimatley getting confessions and final letters before thier deaths. his lastest target is "Baby killer" Charlotte Cory (Connie Nielsen). Convicted of kidnapping and suspected killing of 2 year old daughter of a famous baseball start.

    However when frank begins to notice inconsistances and strange connections in charlottes case, he begins to think that she is innocent ans protecting the real killer. So along with charlotte's lawyer they try to discover the real killer and save cory before her exceution.

    The acing from Quinn and Nielsen is really great to watch, especially as their relationship developes and the intense situations are only furthered byt the characters. There is a good backing cast and athe story does flow quite well with only hints at dragging. There isn't spectacular plot or acting but its is good enough to watch and enjoy, with a fair amount to twist and turns to keep you entertained.

    Take a chance and give it a go.
  • May 27, 2008
    The sex scene in the prison visitor's room was just too much for me. I'm very open-minded, but this was way over the top.
  • July 26, 2007
    Hope that it is good
  • May 13, 2007
    It was a great movie! It makes one think we might possibly be executing people that are innocent.
  • March 10, 2007
    of what? is this a low grade sex film??!!
  • February 22, 2007
    Interesting plot, which is mysterious and layered. A well-paced movie. Interesting to think about how one bit of information can change everything.

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