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Reasonable Doubt

Proof is the Burden

2014 · 1h 31m · R Crime, Thriller
Directed by Peter Howitt

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Overview

When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the trial, Mitch's worst fears come true when he realizes that he acquitted a guilty man, and he soon finds himself on the hunt for the killer before more victims pile up.

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13%
Tomatometer
Rotten

Cooper and Jackson never really develop as characters, and the film hurtles towards a pat, violent conclusion.

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten

Had Mr. Croudins focused more on Mitch's desire to distance himself from a wrong-side-of-the-tracks upbringing - and less on ticking genre boxes - his movie could only have been the better for it.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh

Contrived and predictable yet fairly tense ...

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

It moves fast (a rare quality for a contemporary thriller), but doesn't end up going anywhere interesting.

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club

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