From 1990, this was a well-crafted and suspenseful made-for-television film.
There was a clever conceit of the film to have the hotshot attorney Linda Simmons defend her adulterous husband Robert in a high-profile murder case.
Miss Light was in top form in the role of the attorney Laura Simmons, and Mr. Ontkean (of "Making Love" fame) was good as the philandering husband Robert. It is always a treat to see Jerry Orbach, who had a terrific singing voice as well as a smooth acting technique.
While the courtroom scenes were dynamic, it stretched credibility when Laura stopped in the middle of her summation speech and raced out of the courtroom to pursue a lead. It was even more preposterous to believe that Alan would commit murder because he had a crush on Linda and wanted to frame her husband.
Unlike other reviewers on this site, I loved the score of the jazz saxophonist Stan Getz. The costumes were also a treat, as it appeared that Miss Light had a new outfit for nearly every scene. Although the family home looked sterile and "un-lived-in", the direction was crisp and the film moved along at a good clip.
The film is worth viewing for the collective effort of talented people working in the medium of television in the late-twentieth century. They don't make films like this anymore!
There was a clever conceit of the film to have the hotshot attorney Linda Simmons defend her adulterous husband Robert in a high-profile murder case.
Miss Light was in top form in the role of the attorney Laura Simmons, and Mr. Ontkean (of "Making Love" fame) was good as the philandering husband Robert. It is always a treat to see Jerry Orbach, who had a terrific singing voice as well as a smooth acting technique.
While the courtroom scenes were dynamic, it stretched credibility when Laura stopped in the middle of her summation speech and raced out of the courtroom to pursue a lead. It was even more preposterous to believe that Alan would commit murder because he had a crush on Linda and wanted to frame her husband.
Unlike other reviewers on this site, I loved the score of the jazz saxophonist Stan Getz. The costumes were also a treat, as it appeared that Miss Light had a new outfit for nearly every scene. Although the family home looked sterile and "un-lived-in", the direction was crisp and the film moved along at a good clip.
The film is worth viewing for the collective effort of talented people working in the medium of television in the late-twentieth century. They don't make films like this anymore!