Lawless: Dead Evidence (2001 TV Movie)
5/10
I KNOW WHAT'S IN HIS HAT
20 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
In New Zealand, Dean Riley (C. Thomas Howell) is accused of murder. He claims he is innocent. His wife (Kim Michalis) tries to hire a private detective (Stephen Papps) but can only afford his secretary (Angela Marie Dotchin) a wannabe investigator. She enlists the help of her ex-boyfriend (Kevin Smith) a cop who was dismissed from the force for conduct unbecoming while interrogator a hooker in the interrogation room. When a similar murder happens, Detective Snow (Ross Duncan) claims they are unrelated. The only way they can free Riley is to find the killer.

This has all the feel of a made for TV film. While not horribly bad, it wasn't horribly good. The movie held my interest, but the who-dun-it aspect was a failure as it didn't give us any head fakes or clues that we could solve it ourselves first. Angela Dotchin reminded me of Traci Lords with her attitude. It felt anachronistic watching modern people trampling through Lothlórien.

A film you could easily watch at 1:00 AM while channel surfing.

No swearing, sex. Corpse butt nudity. Women in bikinis wrestling.
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