Wizard-8 Although the core premise of "Reasonable Doubt" has been done in various ways over the years, it still could have worked with enough good writing that threw in some well executed twists. However, the story as it is does not manage to engage the viewer that much. In a movie like this, you really need to feel the screws slowly tightening on the main character. But for over two-thirds of the movie, the main character does not seem to be under a lot of pressure, almost treating his situation as it was a minor inconvenience. Even when things eventually start to turn bad for the character, actor Dominic Cooper is so underwhelming that you don't care one way or another. The script is quite bad at times, having some plot twists that are kind of hard to swallow, and also having a story that's so thin that there are over 10 minutes of closing credits to try and pad out the movie to a normal running time. The ending of the movie, where it's very unclear of the eventual fate of Cooper's character, is the icing on the cake. The movie has professional production values, so at least it's nice to look at, at least if you are not driven asleep by the slow and passionless story. It's no surprise that Telefilm Canada (the nation's main feature film funding agency) backed this film, since they have traditionally made poor choices as to film projects to fund.

Nadine Salakov This is another one of those rare thrillers that slipped through the cracks, and for good reason, the plot is horrible and too upsetting, to base a movie plot off of someone leaving another person to die alone in the middle of the street is vile, it's an awful basis for a story line, the writers, director, actors e.c.t must have lost their minds to want to make and participate in a movie that is so inhumane, regardless if the guy left for dead is a bad guy it's just more and more evil piling on top of each other and it doesn't stop, this is not a decent thriller, the dreadful plot outweighs any good acting this flick has, thrillers can be dark - but not this dark because they just become non-enjoyable, i recommend another film that has a similar title but has a completely different plot "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" remake.

blanche-2 "Reasonable Doubt" from 2014 is an independent film starring Dominic Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson, Gloria Reuben, and Erin KarplukCooper plays Mitch Brockden, a Chicago DA and a new dad to a beautiful little girl. Let's start off with the fact that Brockden is a weasel. He has a brother who has done time in prison, and he's cut himself off from him so that his career wouldn't be affected.He follows suit one night when he goes out drinking with friends. Rather than drive home since he's loaded, he calls a cab. But while he's on the phone, he sees someone trying to break into his car. He chases the man off and just decides to drive home.As he's driving, his car hits something. Getting out, he sees it's a mangled body, but the man is still alive. It's cold and snowing. Brockden calls a cab and then leaves. Nice guy. Again, it could affect that all important career of his.To his shock and amazement, a man named Clinton Davis (Samuel L. Jackson) is arrested and charged with murder when the victim is found in his van.Davis swears he was trying to help the man. Brockden prosecutes and subtly helps the defense. Davis is released.A police detective, however, believes that Davis may be a serial killer, which causes Brockden to investigate. He soon is in way over his head.There are some problems with this film, and one of them is the ending. It looks like they ran out of money and just finished it quickly. I just read a message board about this film, and it was discussed that Brockden wasn't arrested because he hadn't committed a crime. But he did commit a crime - he left the scene of an accident. That's a felony in Illinois. People on the board said, they couldn't prove the DUI. How right you are - because he left and the police couldn't test him. He could have gotten 3-7 years and I think he would have lost his job.The other problem was the casting, and this is a common problem that movies and TV shows make all the time. You cannot cast a famous person in a role that SEEMS small. Because the audience knows right away, it isn't small and he's going to show up again. There were other problems but they were somewhat trivial. It's just what happens when you shoot a movie in 27 days.Jackson was excellent, but I thought the lead gave a bland performance without much variety. I don't understand it because Cooper is a British stage actor with a TON of credits. He didn't seem very invested in the role.The rest of the acting was okay, and there were a couple of very suspenseful scenes. It's good to rent.

cybersix-59366 Another winning performance from the brilliant Samuel L. Jackson. This one kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. For me, this had it all...just the perfect amount of intrigue, suspense and nail-biting moments. I was drawn in right from the start. A job well done by the director and cast. Samuel always plays such an amazing bad-ass! I recommend giving this one a viewing...at least once. I never experienced a dull moment throughout the entire movie. Being a HUGE fan of Samuel...call me biased, but he, in my opinion delivers top notch performances in this type of role. He took this role and ran with it...ditto for his performance in Lakeview Terrace.A must-see....2 thumbs up!