An innocent man is recaptured after escaping from prison. After his release fourteen years later he seeks revenge on the young woman he wrongly believes betrayed him. Can't help feeling poor old Strong John (writer and director Benjamin Christensen) gets a raw deal in this old melodrama. Separated from his baby son for a crime he didn't commit, he only finds any kind of peace on his final-scene deathbed, which is a bit late for the audience to feel any happiness for him. We feel like we should be rooting for him for the injustices he has suffered - and yet that doesn't sit easily with his function as vengeful villain. Beautifully shot, though.
Review of Blind Justice
