I was pleasantly surprised by this. It's a cut above the standard early '90s erotic thrillers.
"Guilty as Sin" is a cat-and-mouse game between the hotshot defense attorney and the defendant she knows is guilty. The movie works because it's well-constructed and laid out but the casting is solid too. Rebecca De Mornay is a convincing courtroom shark, good survival instincts, and she's pretty sympathetic. It's fascinating to see Don Johnson as a malignant narcissist and he clearly relishes the opportunity. Also, he's pretty out there, just a grade-A sleazeball. It's his ability to plan things down to the minute details that gives the movie its tension. You don't have to buy him as the homicidal madman, just the guy who though of everything. And I had no problem doing that.
"Guilty as Sin" is a cat-and-mouse game between the hotshot defense attorney and the defendant she knows is guilty. The movie works because it's well-constructed and laid out but the casting is solid too. Rebecca De Mornay is a convincing courtroom shark, good survival instincts, and she's pretty sympathetic. It's fascinating to see Don Johnson as a malignant narcissist and he clearly relishes the opportunity. Also, he's pretty out there, just a grade-A sleazeball. It's his ability to plan things down to the minute details that gives the movie its tension. You don't have to buy him as the homicidal madman, just the guy who though of everything. And I had no problem doing that.