The Guilty

2000 "The evil that men do"
6.1| 1h48m| en
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Callum Crane, a lawyer and would-be federal judge, jeopardizes his chances at a judgeship by forcing himself on his secretary. He then worsens the situation by trying to have the woman murdered. Further complicating matters, he assigns the task to a young man who, unbeknownst to Crane, is actually his son, Nathan. Nathan refuses to do the deed, but not before informing several people, one of whom tries to take on the job.

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life
Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Nick Damian Yes, it was a little bit unbelievable that the Judge's son would be the one he hired to kill the person he raped so that she won't blackmail him.It was awesome though and kept me interested the entire movie.It's a little gem - not a diamond by any means, but a gem - something like a copycat diamond. With enough sparkle to amuse and delight and please, but not something that is treasured for years to come.I enjoyed the story, the performances and the fact that my home was once again used in the film.I must have lived in the most awesome places on Earth, because they keep being used in movies.Anyways, it's a cool little crafty number that delighted me.
Crazee11218 This movie is awesome. i thought it would be okay at first. and the only reason i got it because Devon Sawa was in it. His acting is awesome and he's hot=]. This movie has a great plot. and a great twist. It is one of my favorite movies now that i've seen it. its great. and i recommend you to watch it. i thought it would be an okay movie at first when i saw the cover. but boy was i wrong. It actually was the best movie. if you're a Devon Sawa fan and a fan of great movies. you should watch this movie. its cool. I recommend you guys to watch Idle Hands, Slackers, or Final Destination.All good movies with your very one Devon Sawa. His acting was extravagant. he is a great actor. and a hot one. i give it a 10 out of 10.Thanks=]
jiujitsu_jesus THE GUILTY is an adaption of the novel, by the same name, written by Simon Burke. Although I haven't read the novel, it is safe to assume that the film does not match the book, given the couple of flaws that let it down as a storytelling experience. However, its merits outweigh its faults, and it comes across as a solid cinematic thriller overall.Bill Pullman puts on an exceptional performance as Callum Crane, a ruthless big-time solicitor who gets roaring drunk one night after winning a huge lawsuit, and ends up violating one of his new secretaries, Sophie Lennon (Gabrielle Anwar). When Crane subsequently fires her in a feeble attempt to save face, Sophie blackmails him - unless he resigns, she reports the incident to the police and ruins his career anyway. Crane hires a young thug, Nathan Corrigan (Devon Sawa) to bump her off. Little does he know that Nathan is not only Sophie's flatmate, but his own illegitimate son from a fling in his law school days. Things get out of control when one of Nathan's thug mates, Leo Kilpatrick (talented unknown Jaimz Woolvett) decides to take on the contract himself after Nathan gets cold feet. While it pushes the "Six Degrees of Separation" theory to its limits, the film more than compensates for this with its excellent suspense scenes, evocative soundtrack and involved character development.I did, however, mention at the outset that there were a few flaws. Devon Sawa's acting is rather lifeless, but this is forgivable as he was a lot younger when he filmed this. There are a few, rather unnecessary frivolous scenes interspersed amongst the good ones, which should have been given some more thought. But what really let the film down was the cinematography. The camera-work and lighting was all rather bog-standard, not befitting the plot, which is that of a unique thriller. This served to dispel the suspenseful mood to a certain extent, making it seem too bombastic, and not involved and intimately human enough.THE GUILTY is a tale of sex, lies and the US legal system (whoops, tautology!!), and overall, quite an enjoyable thriller. The run-of-the-mill cinematography, however, meant this was never going to get any Golden Globes on the shelf. Good to watch on a dark and stormy night.
Zipper696 Reading all the above comments, both for and against I note that there was no remarks on the pivotal role of LEO, played by Jaimz Woolvett, this young man reminded me strongly of Gary Oldman, the intensity he brought to the instability and sudden rages of the character were first class, the emotional switch from bravado to weeping terror when confronted with a pistol to his head were frighteningly real.Bill Pullman, as usual gave value for money, his style of louche living and loose moral standards was excellent, young Devon Sawha seemed a little lost at first but with the more emotional scenes with his family and with the girl he rose to meet the challenge, he probably needs to move past the "pretty face" casting and look for more challenging roles. I rate 7/10