The movie follows Ford as Rusty Sabich, a prosecutor working for the District Attorney’s office.
Carolyn Polhemus, a fellow prosecutor, is murdered, and Sabich is put in charge of the investigation.
LikeThe Parallax ViewandAll the President’s Men, Pakula delivers another sharp, twisty, and thrilling movie.
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The movie takes a fairly bleak point of view with respect to the justice system.
Films likeThe FugitiveandAir Force Oneare action classics of the 1990s.
He’s charming, crafty, strong, and mostly heroic.
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Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction.
Sabich is not a hotshot who barges headfirst into the mystery at the heart of this gripping legal thriller.
He is uncomfortable, tense, and keeping his feelings very close to his chest.
He is wired, exhausted, backed into a corner, and, at times, quite pathetic.
By the end of the film, he has not really uncovered much.
Sometimes that quality lets stars off the hook to not try as hard on the acting front.
Presumed Innocentis available to rent on Prime Video in the U.S.
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