This movie is adapted
from a novel by Robert Whitlow. Kent
‘Mac’ McClain is a small town attorney in Georgia and he suffered a great
loss nine years ago. His wife and
two sons were killed in a car accident.
He doesn’t see any way to relieve the pain except to take his own life. He can’t decide if pills or a gun would
be the way to go. He opts for the
gun but his phone starts ringing just as he’s going to pull the trigger. Judge Danielson is calling Mac to
request he represent Pete Thomason in a murder trial. Pete is accused of murdering his girlfriend Angela
Hightower. She was the young and
beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in town. There is one big problem with this case, Pete doesn’t
remember anything that happened on that night? Mac agrees to take the case, he rehires his former assistant
and his investigator. He also
seeks advice from psychologist Dr. Anna Wilkes about his own grief a
nd the
state of mind of his client.
This is good and
interesting. There is a lot of
pressure from the prosecutor on the client and the defense team. He has a very smug attitude all the time and he projects the attitude that he’s won this case before
it’s even started. Pete is offered
a plea deal of 25 years. Should he
take it or go to trial? This is a
difficult choice!! 3 ½* (I liked
this movie)
101
min, Drama directed by Gary Wheeler with Matthew Modine, Robert Forster, Nikki
Deloach, Bob Gunton, Randy Wayne, Clare Carey, Rance Howard, Burgess Jenkins,
R. Keith Harris, Larry Bagby, Brett Rice.
Note: Imdb 5.5 out of 10, 24% audience on
Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 44 reviews.
Special Note: This movie was filmed in Charlotte and Monroe, North Carolina.
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