A structural engineer (Anthony Hopkins) and an ambitious young district attorney (Ryan Gosling) become locked in a deadly battle of wits when the former is found innocent in the attempted murder of his wife in director Gregory Hoblit's tense tale of courtroom mind games. Ted Crawford (Hopkins) is an engineer who lives with his wife, Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz), in the couple's lavish Southern California home. One day, after carefully planning out the details to ensure that there is no way he can be convicted of murder, Ted ...
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A structural engineer (Anthony Hopkins) and an ambitious young district attorney (Ryan Gosling) become locked in a deadly battle of wits when the former is found innocent in the attempted murder of his wife in director Gregory Hoblit's tense tale of courtroom mind games. Ted Crawford (Hopkins) is an engineer who lives with his wife, Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz), in the couple's lavish Southern California home. One day, after carefully planning out the details to ensure that there is no way he can be convicted of murder, Ted shoots his wife in a blatant attempt to kill the woman. When head hostage negotiator Rob Nunally (Billy Burke) arrives on the scene to speak with Ted, he is shocked to find that the victim of the shooting is in fact his longtime lover. Though Jennifer survives the trauma of being shot in the head at close range, she hovers comatose between life and death as star prosecutor Willy Beachum (Gosling) reluctantly accepts the case while preparing to leave the Los Angeles criminal court system behind for a more promising career at a posh private law firm. Though the DA (David Strathairn) vehemently resents Beachum's lofty plan for departure, the hotshot young lawyer remains convinced that he can expedite the apparently open-and-shut case and be on his way to greener pastures in one week's time at the very most. Beachum's swelling ego betrays him, however, as his future boss Nikki Gardner (Rosamund Pike) begins to turn up the heat and fracture mechanics specialist Ted chooses to represent himself at the trial knowing well that a career spent spotting structural flaws in aeronautical systems has instilled him with just the kind of argumentative skills needed to riddle the swaggering young lawyer's "foolproof" case with doubt. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Publisher:
Entertainment Film Distributors / New Line Cinema
Published:
08/13/2007
MPAA Rating:
R
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17960064428
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Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Please, note that this is a second-hand item. The case will likely be a bit worn at its edges or have very minor cracks.
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Released:
08/14/2007
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English
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R
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Josh Stamberg, Bob Gunton, Fiona Shaw, Cliff Curtis, Billy Burke, Embeth Davidtz, Rosamund Pike, David Strathairn, Ryan... Very good. 2007 Run time: 113. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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08/14/2007
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Josh Stamberg, Bob Gunton, Fiona Shaw, Cliff Curtis, Billy Burke, Embeth Davidtz, Rosamund Pike, David Strathairn, Ryan... Very good. 2007 Run time: 113. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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08/14/2007
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17560265172
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Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis, Fiona Shaw, Bob... Good. Run time: 113. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Josh Stamberg, Bob Gunton, Fiona Shaw, Cliff Curtis, Billy Burke, Embeth Davidtz, Rosamund Pike, David Strathairn, Ryan... Very good. 2007 Run time: 113. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Studio:
Entertainment Film Distributors / New Line Cinema
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08/14/2007
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17878940046
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Josh Stamberg, Bob Gunton, Fiona Shaw, Cliff Curtis, Billy Burke, Embeth Davidtz, Rosamund Pike, David Strathairn, Ryan... Very good. 2007 Run time: 113. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Entertainment Film Distributors / New Line Cinema
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2007
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R
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17790575789
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Disc are inspected and guaranteed to work, are in good or better condition. May have some minor defects such as light scratches or wear to case, which will not affect usuability. May be a previous rental. Shipped securely with-in 24 hours or first business day.
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2007
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R
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This is a fun and interesting movie with some major plot twists. Loved seeing Ryan Gosling at this somewhat earlier stage of his meteor-like career. Anthony Hopkins is always amazing in his ability to be charming while hiding incredibly dark and devious secrets. Good writing, too!