Find Me Guilty Critic Reviews
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Perhaps no director has so thoroughly explored the American concept of police work, prosecution and legal justice, and Find Me Guilty is a film that brings the 81-year-old filmmaker thematically full circle, back to his starting point, 1957's "12 Angry Men."Read the full review
Find Me Guilty, Mr. Lumet's first feature film in seven years, catches him near the top of his game.Read the full review
This movie by its nature is not thrilling, but it is very genuinely interesting, and that is rare.Read the full review
Despite being saddled with bad prosthetics and a ridiculous wig, Diesel displays more acting ability than in the testosterone-soaked genre where he has carved out a niche.Read the full review
Part mob-trial thriller, part "dese 'n' dose" extended standup routine, character-rich pic plays like vintage Lumet, mining the grim comedy from life-and-death legal wranglings in the manner of "Dog Day Afternoon," "Prince of the City" and "The Verdict."Read the full review
All the acting is solid including a knock-'em-dead single scene by Annabella Sciorra as Jackie's ex-wife.Read the full review
A new courtroom comedy that finds Diesel chewing scenery in a role originally intended, and seemingly custom-made, for Joe Pesci.Read the full review
A sharp-looking Mob drama with a gooey moral center.Read the full review
Sadly, Lumet's skill at bringing out the juice in actors isn't enough to save the film from overkill.Read the full review
Though we were wooed by Diesel -- notwithstanding that rug -- we were less enamored with the film's scraggly script. Find Me Guilty is a courtroom drama (much of the dialogue is culled from court transcripts) without a whole lot of drama going on.Read the full review