In Reasonable Doubt we see Dominic Cooper as Mitch Brockden, an upcoming District Attorney wrestling with his conscience as he is bringing Clinton Davis (Samuel L. Jackson) to trial for murdering the man Mitch himself had hit with his car.
This suspense thriller starts out with an interesting moral dilemma and the guilt feelings associated with covering up and having secrets. Promising, but unfortunately the movie is not able to deliver on all of those promises.
Cooper creates a likable character out of Mitch that I found myself rooting for. Jackson wasn't able to fully flesh out his character, but he was able to give us a few of those trademark looks that made him really dark and spooky at the right moments.
The musical score, though not really standing out, works very well to build up tension and the movie did scare me up on some occasions. The cinematography, make-up and special effects work together to create some believable injuries but the movie never becomes gory.
The plot, not unimportant in a thriller, has some issues. It's a bit too dependent on chance to remain believable. At some points we find ourselves doubting the likeliness that some event could ever have happened this way. It is also missing some surprises as some events can be seen coming too long beforehand.
All in all this is a good film. It does not get boring or 'awkward' or whatever that feeling of substitute shame is you get when watching bad movies. You'll have a nice night watching this. It is however not a great movie. Don't expect another Silence of the Lambs or Seven and you won't be disappointed. 7/10.
This suspense thriller starts out with an interesting moral dilemma and the guilt feelings associated with covering up and having secrets. Promising, but unfortunately the movie is not able to deliver on all of those promises.
Cooper creates a likable character out of Mitch that I found myself rooting for. Jackson wasn't able to fully flesh out his character, but he was able to give us a few of those trademark looks that made him really dark and spooky at the right moments.
The musical score, though not really standing out, works very well to build up tension and the movie did scare me up on some occasions. The cinematography, make-up and special effects work together to create some believable injuries but the movie never becomes gory.
The plot, not unimportant in a thriller, has some issues. It's a bit too dependent on chance to remain believable. At some points we find ourselves doubting the likeliness that some event could ever have happened this way. It is also missing some surprises as some events can be seen coming too long beforehand.
All in all this is a good film. It does not get boring or 'awkward' or whatever that feeling of substitute shame is you get when watching bad movies. You'll have a nice night watching this. It is however not a great movie. Don't expect another Silence of the Lambs or Seven and you won't be disappointed. 7/10.