A movie with great potential falls short.

Rating: Null/10 (1 May 2002)

With such a brilliant cast and director I was expecting a great movie, however I was slightly disappointed with this film. It was an interesting change of roles for Robin Williams who plays an accused murderer, it didn't take long for him to shed the comedian image and be taken seriously as the "bad guy." This was an emotionally intense movie that, with a combination of great acting from Al Pacino and the less than usual cinematics, really gives you the feeling that the days are dragging on and that things are becoming tense due to the lack of sleep. The unfortunate part is that while you get the feeling of the drawn out time period, the movie seems to be too drawn out as well. I was not disappointed at all with the actors or the cinematography; it was simply the plot that turned me off from this movie. Overall if you want to see great acting this film is a good choice, however if you are looking for a good story you may want to look elsewhere.