A Crime Court Room Drama with a Human Touch!
Added 6/8/2009
If you like court room dramas that have both a crime and comedic element.
Vin Diesel and the cast will keep you entertained. I was surprised to see Diesel in a role that showed his acting skills rather than his rough guy skills. I believe it's a well made movie based on a real life court room drama.
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Vin Diesel's loveable side
Added 3/1/2009
This Vin Diesel as a mobster courtroom comedy is surprisingly good. Diesel is funny and startlingly poignant as the main character, an unrepentant mobster who refuses to testify against his "boys," even when they hate him. Linus Roche(aka Thomas Wayne from Batman Begins) is great as the federal prosecutor, Peter Dinkladge brings his usual awesomeness as another defense attorney, and Ron Silver is stern but warm as the judge determined that everyone will get a fair trial. According to the movie most of the courtroom dialogue is direct lift from the transcripts of an actual mob trial, so the screenwriters got off easy in some ways, but it is written well enough to give us a bit of sympathy for Diesel's character. His boys, good or bad, love'em or hate'em, are all he has and if he turns on them he truly has nothing. The movie did surprise me by looking so low budget, obviously shot on lower end digital video cameras, but the movie isn't there to look flashy. Its a courtroom drama-edy, like Law & Order but funny. Sidney Lumet is getting up there in years, but he knows his way around courtroom movies and keeps this interesting throughout, but its Diesel's show all the way.
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An unexpected pleasure...Vin Diesel and all actors in this mob courtroom drama/comedy are awesome!!! Highly recommend it.
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I'm Not A Gangster I'm A Gagster
Added 1/20/2009
Sidney Lumet has proved over his career that he knows his way around a courtroom drama. Early in his career he made 12 Angry Men; at a later point he made The Verdict now he turns his attention back to the court room with Find Me Guilty.
Loosely based on New York's attempt to bring down organized crime in the early 1980's Find Me Guilty tells the story of one of the longest trials in American history which ended in a unanimous victory for the defendants rather than the US Attorney. Vin Diesel plays Jackie DiNorsio one of the defendants who fed up with the services of his lawyer who just got Jackie a thirty year narcotics decides to represent himself.
The film, while not well received, provides an outstanding vehicle for Diesel to break away from his usual action role to take on a more developed character. The strength of the film comes in this portrayal as well as in the performances of the supporting cast which includes Alex Rocco as mob boss Nick Calabrese, Peter Dinklage as defense attorney Ben Klandis, Linus Roache as Prosecuter Sean Kierney and Ron Silver as Judge Sidney Finestein.
The standard resolution disc features a good transfer of the film but few real extras. There are some trailers and a short multipart feature called Conversations with Sidney Lumet. All in all this is a good film that did not get much of an audience during its short theatre run. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Well worth a rental.
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More Than Just A Great Movie
Added 3/15/2008
I won't write a lengthy review about the actors and whether or not they accurately portray the real life characters. Most of the other reviewers have already done that. I just think this is a great movie that rates right up ther with "The Godfather" and "GoodFellas". And if you've ever had any dealings with the Feds, you'll recognize the way this typically egotisitcal selfrighteous prosecutor would stop at nothing to get a conviction. You couldn't help pulling for these defendants, even though you know in your heart they're probably guilty. I enjoyed this movie even better the second time!
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