![]() There are so many negatives to this movie that usually it would be worth a 1. A quarter of a century later, even a lobotomized hamster will see it from a mile (provided you don't fall asleep before that). The twists along the way of the story might have been surprising for an average moviegoer in 1984. While the premise and basic sketch of the whole plot could have been interesting, neither the writers or the director made it believable. Jesse Metcalfe and Amber Tamblyn are both the real co-leads of this flick and do absolutely nothing with their screen time. ![]() On top of that, several lines in the script are embarrassing, which makes the actors' job harder. Michael Douglas only has a few scenes and gives by far the best performance but that's not saying much in this present case, because everybody else is just terrible. Everything seems to come out of a made-for-TV or direct-to-video movie featuring Cheryl Ladd or some other has been. The photography is downright boring, the music is cheesy, pacing and editing awful. While he used to direct somewhat interesting films several decades ago, Hyams has long since lost any edge he might have had and every weakness in his style which we readily forgave back in the 80s are now terribly grating when seen in a 2009 movie. ![]() And much of the fault lies with Hyams' terribly outdated direction. You've got the seed of a promising story featuring several characters who could have been interesting, some courtroom drama which could have been intense, some plot twists which could have been shocking and a star lead actor in Michael Douglas who could have sold you this movie with his charisma. ![]() This movie is a remake but will be judged on its own merit, especially since I did not see the original. ![]()
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