Too tawdry to be completely entertaining, and too static to generate much excitement.
Under Suspicion
In a world of secrets, the truth is never what it seems.
2000 · 1h 50m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Stephen Hopkins
Overview
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer.
Director and cast
- Stephen Hopkins Director
- Gene Hackman as Henry Hearst
- Morgan Freeman as Captain Victor Benezet
- Thomas Jane as Detective Felix Owens
- Monica Bellucci as Chantal Hearst
- Nydia Caro as Isabella
- Miguel Ángel Suárez as Superintendent
- Pablo Cunqueiro as Detective Castillo
- Isabel Algaze as Camille Rodriguez
- Jacqueline Duprey as Maria Rodriguez
- Luis Caballero as Paco Rodriguez
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Hackman and Freeman will pin you to your seat.
For all the unnecessary flash, Under Suspicion manages to be a seductive entertainment.
A profound disappointment, given its cast and source material.
It's never as good as it should be, with occasional moments of brilliance overshadowed by the gimmicky direction of Stephen Hopkins.
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