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Find Me Guilty (2006)

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Reviews Counted:102

Fresh:60

Rotten:42

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Diesel's performance may win you over, but the rest of the movie is tediously overlong and stacks the deck to gain sympathy for criminals.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Accomplished director Sidney Lumet has based some of his most notable films on true crime stories, and FIND ME GUILTY is similar in this respect to such work as SERPICO and DOG DAY AFTERNOON. The... Accomplished director Sidney Lumet has based some of his most notable films on true crime stories, and FIND ME GUILTY is similar in this respect to such work as SERPICO and DOG DAY AFTERNOON. The difference lies in the comedic, almost cartoonish aspect of the later movie, which stars an astonishingly charming Vin Deisel as lifelong Mafioso Jackie DiNorscio. Perennially cheerful and always cracking wise, DiNorscio is a notorious criminal who is serving time on his most recent conviction for cocaine trafficking when the Feds bring him in to offer him a deal. They are mounting a massive case against New Jersey's biggest mob family, led by Nick Calabrese (Alex Rocco), in what will eventually earn a World Record as the longest-running trial in history. The fiercely loyal DiNorscio, however, refuses to rat on his friends, and instead he finds himself standing trial along with them. Jackie throws another wrench into the works by deciding to forgo a lawyer and represent himself in the case; he begins a line of argument that positions him as a "gagster, not a gangster." All the lawyers on the case are initially horrified by this decision, including their leader Ben Klandis (Peter Dinklage in a rare turn), while Jackie repeatedly offends the judge (Ron Silver) and drives the high strung D.A. Sean Kierney (Linus Roache) to distraction. However, as the case progresses it becomes apparent that Jackie is winning over judge, jury, and audience. His commitment to his friends and family emerges in numerous moving moments, while Jackie's testimony--based closely on transcripts from the trial--remains truly entertaining while calling into question the integrity of a judicial system that just might fall for it. [More]

Starring: Vin Diesel, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Peter Dinklage

Starring: Vin Diesel, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Peter Dinklage, Aleksa Palladino, Alex Rocco, Paul Borghese, Dominick Lombardozzi

Director: Sidney Lumet

Director: Sidney Lumet
Producer: Vin Diesel
Studio: Yari Film Group

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
09/08/09
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Hollywood.com

If watching a jury disregard mountains of damning evidence in favor of a charismatic gangster who calls himself a "gagster" seems a morally challenging proposition, well that's all part of the bargain in Lumet's topical drama.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/20/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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11/20/08
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Hollywood.com

What on the surface seems like a regular court drama with a little humor thrown in for good measure actually works as a wicked satire on the American judicial system.

Full Review Source: DVD Review | comment Comment
07/10/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

Could not be more relevant at a repressive time in US history when the erosion and abuse of civil rights of those presumed guilty is nearly as big an issue as the plight of the innocent.

Full Review Source: WBAI Web Radio | comment Comment
05/04/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio

Manages to crackle along in lively fits and starts of nasty profanity and very bad but all too credible behavior.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

Vin Diesel gives a perfect performance.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/12/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Lumet orchestrates the machinations with the confidence of a master, but even he cannot quite manage to sustain the interest for the protracted arguments to run their course.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Richard Mowe
Richard Mowe
Boxoffice Magazine

...more reminiscent of a glorified Perry Mason episode than a return to form for the filmmaker.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
06/12/06
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

We could have done just as well to watch the proceedings on Court TV -- free, as it were, to flip channels or get up for a snack and skip the parts that disinterest us, rather than be held hostage by 125 minutes of drive-by clichés.

Full Review Source: Cinemalogue.com | comment Comment
05/03/06
Rubin Safaya
Rubin Safaya
Cinemalogue.com

as everyone knows, putting a self-serious egomaniacal movie star in a bad hairpiece is comedy gold.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
04/29/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Find Me Guilty, like the justice system it portrays, ultimately works a great deal better than you might expect.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
04/08/06
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The best way to enjoy Find Me Guilty is to view it as an indictment of the jury system.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
04/05/06
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

In Find Me Guilty, the teller counts at least as much as the tale. And, in director Sidney Lumet, Find Me Guilty, has a master storyteller spinning the yarn.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal | comment Comment
03/31/06
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

An entertaining, true-life, comedy-drama saga of a nearly endless mob trial.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
03/31/06
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

It's hard to do anything in court that hasn't been done before. It's a static situation, and points are scored in tiny increments. No big witness-stand breakdowns, no tearful confessions. Thus, boredom creeps in.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment 1 Comment
03/31/06
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

While it delivers a few good laughs, the film is short on drama and suspense.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
03/31/06
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

If you didn't know you were watching Vin Diesel in Find Me Guilty, you wouldn't know you were watching Vin Diesel. And that's a compliment.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
03/31/06
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

You won't feel uplifted, and you won't have any faith in the American justice system after watching its wheels grind to a halt, then start turning the wrong way. But you won't be bored.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
03/31/06
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Vin Diesel has seldom been more likable... [but] the movie itself feels like jury duty.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
03/31/06
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
 
 
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