Find Me Guilty (2006)

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One of legendary director Sidney Luments last films, I'm sad to say its not that great. The sick sister of the masters court room trilogy (the others being 12 Angry Men, & The Verdict), it felt just kind of there, going through the motions. Based on the true story of mobster Jackie Dinorscio who defended himself in the longest organized crime trial in U.S. history and won, it unfortunately felt a bit like a hodge podge of mob movie conventions, and an odd championing of a guy, however quirky, who was not just a gagster, but a gangster.

I'd been thinking that maybe it was the fact that Vin Diesel was the lead that turned me off, but he was actually pretty good, I think its probably the highest that his limited range can take him as an actor. Ron Silver of course was good as the judge, but no standouts among the reset of the large cast. The best scene is when Dinorscio questions the cousin who shot him on the stand, that's pretty strong, the reset little better then made for TV good (that's regular TV, not HBO). Anyway It's workable for a few hours once but I never want to see it again, my curiosity for Vin Diesel in a suit is satisfied. This just felt like the hollow shell of a good film. Grade: C-