"Guilty Conscience" is a made for TV movie which features a plot and style which make it seem more like a taped play than a typical movie. It mostly takes place in one room and almost all the acting is done by three people.
The story is very much like the wonderful French film, "Diabolique"...though the story is also quite different...different enough to make both worth seeing. Arthur is an unfaithful husband who is also a very successful and unscrupulous defense attorney. He plans on murdering his wife and getting away with it. After all, he enjoys cheating on her and now that his wife has had enough, she's planning on raking him over the coals. No, I'm not talking about alimony. Instead, she knows about some highly illegal things he's done with a client's trust fund...and unless Arthur gives her a hefty settlement, she's going to the police. But this is only the beginning of the story...it's MUCH more complicated and soon Arthur's mistress (Swoozie Kurtz) also gets in on the plot...but on whose side?
I could say a lot more about the plot, but it would ruin the film. It is, however, a film that won't appeal to everyone. If you love action, well, you'll be disappointed because of the movie's play-like pace and setting. But if you don't mind all the talking and look to the acting and plot twists, you're bound to enjoy this movie.
The story is very much like the wonderful French film, "Diabolique"...though the story is also quite different...different enough to make both worth seeing. Arthur is an unfaithful husband who is also a very successful and unscrupulous defense attorney. He plans on murdering his wife and getting away with it. After all, he enjoys cheating on her and now that his wife has had enough, she's planning on raking him over the coals. No, I'm not talking about alimony. Instead, she knows about some highly illegal things he's done with a client's trust fund...and unless Arthur gives her a hefty settlement, she's going to the police. But this is only the beginning of the story...it's MUCH more complicated and soon Arthur's mistress (Swoozie Kurtz) also gets in on the plot...but on whose side?
I could say a lot more about the plot, but it would ruin the film. It is, however, a film that won't appeal to everyone. If you love action, well, you'll be disappointed because of the movie's play-like pace and setting. But if you don't mind all the talking and look to the acting and plot twists, you're bound to enjoy this movie.