Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Meryl Streep
Carolyn Ryan
Liam Neeson
Ben Ryan
Edward Furlong
Jacob Ryan
Julia Weldon
Judith Ryan
Alfred Molina
Panos Demeris
Daniel von Bargen
Fran Conklin
John Heard
Wendell Bye
Ann Magnuson
Terry Taverner
Alison Folland
Martha Taverner
Kaiulani Lee
Marian Raynor, Prosecutor
Larry Pine
Dr. Tom McAnally
Ellen Lancaster
Panos' Assistant
Wesley Addy
Judge Grady
Oliver Graney
T.J.
Bernadette Quigley
T.J.'s Mom
Pamela Blair
Dr. Ryan's Assistant
John Wylie
Dr. Trygve Hanson
John Deyle
Doctor #1
Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh
Young Policeman
John Webber
Hardware Clerk
Jay Potter
TV Reporter
Sharon Ullrick
Female Bailiff
Robert Westenberg
Journalist #1
Susan Pratt
Journalist #2
Nino Del Padre
Court Defendant (uncredited)
Jim Gardner
Arraignment Court Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Giamatti
Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
Jordan Lund
Bailiff (uncredited)
Erin Liz Peck
Protester (uncredited)
Kevin Craig West
Photo Journalist (uncredited)
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Book
Rosellen Brown
Screenplay
Ted Tally
April 24, 2022
6
Edward Furlong "Jacob" puts in a reasonable effort here, but otherwise this is a really unremarkable drama that muddles along despite rather than because of the two stars at the top of the bill. When a young girl is murdered, he is the suspect and so dad "Liam Neeson" immediately takes steps to help his son by destroying what looks like damning evidence. The ensuing court case pushes the usual array of buttons as the intra-familial relationships between him, his father, mother (Meryl Streep) and sister "Judith" (Julia Weldon) are strained. Alfred Molina is actually quite plausible as the win-at-all-costs lawyer "Demeris" and we plod along, glacially, to a ending about which I couldn't actually care. It's not a terrible film, all of the cast deliver what is asked of them, but the narrative meanders all over the shop all too often; the dialogue and faux-emotional scenes are flat and the ending just re-iterated a question that so many of these pointless dramas are predicated on... Why not just go to the police in the first place and rely on them to do their jobs properly?
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$35,000,000.00
Revenue:
$8,797,839.00