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Find Me Guilty (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 98 Fresh: 56  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.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

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 difference lies in the comedic, almost cartoonish aspect of the later movie, which stars an... 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]

Genre: Comedies

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

Director: Sidney Lumet
Producer: Vin Diesel

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 6, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Behind the Scenes
  • Interviews - 1. Vin Diesel - Star/Producer
  • 2. Sidney Lumet - Director
  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. THE BOONDOCK SAINTS - Unrated Special Edition

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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.

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07/10/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
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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.

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05/04/07
Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio
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Manages to crackle along in lively fits and starts of nasty profanity and very bad but all too credible behavior.

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03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
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Vin Diesel gives a perfect performance.

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01/12/07
Dennis Schwartz
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12/30/06
Richard Mowe
Boxoffice Magazine
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...more reminiscent of a glorified Perry Mason episode than a return to form for the filmmaker.

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06/12/06
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)
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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.

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05/03/06
Rubin Safaya
Cinemalogue.com
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as everyone knows, putting a self-serious egomaniacal movie star in a bad hairpiece is comedy gold.

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04/29/06
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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Find Me Guilty, like the justice system it portrays, ultimately works a great deal better than you might expect.

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04/08/06
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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The best way to enjoy Find Me Guilty is to view it as an indictment of the jury system.

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04/05/06
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
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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.

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03/31/06
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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An entertaining, true-life, comedy-drama saga of a nearly endless mob trial.

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03/31/06
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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2/5

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.

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03/31/06
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
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While it delivers a few good laughs, the film is short on drama and suspense.

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03/31/06
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
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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.

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03/31/06
Christy Lemire
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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2.5/4

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.

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03/31/06
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer
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Vin Diesel has seldom been more likable... [but] the movie itself feels like jury duty.

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03/31/06
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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2.5/4

This guilty pleasure holds our interest as it chides our country's justice system and honors the celebrity status of the American mafia.

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03/31/06
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly
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A clear case of not enough gas and too much Diesel, who should have copped a plea of overreaching in the third degree.

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03/30/06
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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2.5/4

The narrative feels episodic; it pops in and out of the courtroom without much sense of drama or continuity, and the testimony seems to lead nowhere.

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03/30/06
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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