The case is crazy with clues, fights, new characters who fail to detain the attention, and all-important tapes containing something or other. The resolution is rubbish.
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02/09/06
Physical Evidence (1989)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:2
Rotten:14
Average Rating:3.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A police officer (Burt Reynolds) suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney (Theresa Russell) to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find... [More]
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz
Director: Michael Crichton
Reviews for Physical Evidence
1 - 16 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticReynolds' work is top-flight, making it all the more a shame that this vastly underrated film was a flop as a theatrical release.
11/05/08
So choppily assembled none of the various clues and innumerable suspects ever seem to lead anywhere.
11/05/08
Top CriticReynolds' performance as a tough former cop accused of murder is the best thing about this mediocre Jagged Edge wannabe.
10/09/05
No review available.
09/13/05
I’m optimistic when it comes to spending a rainy Sunday with one of Michael Crichton’s books, but I’d be far less excited to see another of his films.
01/19/05
...what on earth was [Michael Crichton] thinking when he agreed to helm this mess?
10/19/04
No review available.
08/22/03
One more nail in Reynolds' cinematic coffin
06/26/03
Mr. Reynolds has appeared in a long string of stinkers in recent years, but this time, the trouble isn't his fault.
05/20/03
Top CriticYoiks!
03/21/03
No review available.
07/30/02
No review available.
07/26/02
Never for a minute do we think Burt Reynolds might be guilty, and even harder to swallow is that he and Russell could even like each other, much less become lovers.
01/01/00
A showcase for Russell's amateurism, the director's ineptitude and the screenwriter's clogged pen.
01/01/00
The problem is that there is no chemistry at all between Reynolds and Russell; they stand near each other and speak words of emotion, but there's not much light in their eyes and they don't budge the needle on the romantic voltmeter.
01/01/00
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