Presumed Innocent (1990)

Director: Alan J Pakula
Starring: Harrison Ford, Raul Julia, Greta Scacchi

Synopsis:
The assistant DA finds himself accused of the murder of a colleague.

Impressions:
I can retroactively see why Harrison Ford was cast in What Lies Beneath after seeing this movie. Yes, that's an odd note to begin the review, but if you've seen both films, you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, the movie starts as a rather good procedural and then transitions into courtroom drama. Harrison Ford's character has a good bit of complexity to it and I particularly like Raul Julia and Paul Winfield among the costars. Personally, I would've preferred it if they left the ending ambiguous, but what we get isn't bad. Warning: Don't look up the soundtrack beforehand. John Williams spoils everything with the track titles. Anyway, this is very much worth seeing, so give it a watch.

Rating:
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