Suspect (1987)

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• Bruce B

  
  Ahh a film from 1987 when Cher was looking go without any Nip and Tuck, and gas was 87 cents a gallon, sign seen in background. Funny and hard to imagine a time without cell phones where if you wanted to make a call you had to use a pay phone. Early in Liam Neeson career to see him as… More
  Ahh a film from 1987 when Cher was looking go without any Nip and Tuck, and gas was 87 cents a gallon, sign seen in background. Funny and hard to imagine a time without cell phones where if you wanted to make a call you had to use a pay phone. Early in Liam Neeson career to see him as a homeless deaf and dumb person who is accused of murder and Cher is his public defender. Dennis Quaid is on the jury but also providing Cher with information to help her case. A very enjoyable film one I missed when it was on the big screen, worth the sit-down, 4 Stars 3-20-12

• AJ V

  
  I saw this on TV some time ago, I barely remember it, but I remember that it was a good courtroom drama and thriller, with a good cast. It's good.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Fred Melamed, Philip Bosco, Michael Beach, Bill Cobbs Director: Peter Yates Summary: When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam… More
  Cast: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Fred Melamed, Philip Bosco, Michael Beach, Bill Cobbs Director: Peter Yates Summary: When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger (Dennis Quaid), a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events. My Thoughts: "It was a decent suspense/thriller. The film had a good pace, never leaving you bored. The performances were good by all. The ending is a bit of a twist. I was surprised. I loved Dennis Quaid in this, and it was interesting seeing Cher play a lawyer of all things. A good mystery film worth checking out at least once."

• xGary X

  
  Silly and routinely unbelievable courtroom thriller, typical of the 80s. Not terrible by any means, but there's nothing here that hasn't been done a hundred times before, and better.

• ashley h

  
  Decent plot and movie, but it needed some severe editing for time and pacing. Cher was miscast

• Jason R

  
  Suspect is a well written court room drama starring Cher as a Defense Attorney assigned to defend Carl (Liam Neeson), a homeless, deaf, and mute Vietnam veteran on trial for a murder he didn't commit. As the trial progresses Carl's lawyer Kathleen becomes involved with Eddie… More
  Suspect is a well written court room drama starring Cher as a Defense Attorney assigned to defend Carl (Liam Neeson), a homeless, deaf, and mute Vietnam veteran on trial for a murder he didn't commit. As the trial progresses Carl's lawyer Kathleen becomes involved with Eddie (Dennis Quaid), a fast talking D.C. Lobbyist who is a juror in Carl's case. As the case progresses Kathleen and Eddie travel down a path full of lies, deceit, murder, and corruption all while trying to prove Carl's innocence. A really great cast complement the script, but the film falls short of being anything but good, due to some plot holes, and some bad direction. This was good but could of been better, with all the court room dramas out there one has to try to set themselves apart from the Law and Order style court room setting and despite trying Suspect still felt more like a two-hour TV special than a movie, which is okay but with the kinda of acting talent this film had I really expected this to be a little better.

• Barry L

  
  Cher is a pain but she does well in this one.

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