Interesting drama.
The true story of how two men killed a policeman in California in the early-1960s, and what happened afterwards. Starts off as a crime drama and ends as legal/courtroom drama.
Movie starts slowly as it sets the scene and provides some background to the characters. Maybe too slowly and with too much detail. Some things just feel overdone.
Once the murder occurs, however, that's when things get interesting. The legal side, especially, is quite eye-opening and demonstrates how easily the US judicial system can be manipulated and exploited by criminals.
Performances are mostly so-so. James Woods is probably the best of the lot, putting in a solid performance as one of the criminals. John Savage is pretty flat in his role and Franklyn Seales is hammy.
The true story of how two men killed a policeman in California in the early-1960s, and what happened afterwards. Starts off as a crime drama and ends as legal/courtroom drama.
Movie starts slowly as it sets the scene and provides some background to the characters. Maybe too slowly and with too much detail. Some things just feel overdone.
Once the murder occurs, however, that's when things get interesting. The legal side, especially, is quite eye-opening and demonstrates how easily the US judicial system can be manipulated and exploited by criminals.
Performances are mostly so-so. James Woods is probably the best of the lot, putting in a solid performance as one of the criminals. John Savage is pretty flat in his role and Franklyn Seales is hammy.