I'm not sure what movie everybody else was watching, but this movie was horrible. Reeves was OK and he was the best. The Prosecutor had one facial expression and one emotional state throughout the entire movie.
As far as realism? Let's start with the beginning of the movie when a female deputy arrives at the scene of a murder, where she finds the defendant leaning over the victim who is appears to be dead with a large knife in his chest. How does the deputy react, does she pull her gun and order the defendant to put his hand behind his back? Nope, she does nothing at all and looks more afraid than anybody in the room. BTW she later testifies in court wearing civilian clothes which is not the normal procedure for uniformed officers.
Yes, there is a twist at the end, but one of the reasons that it comes as a surprise is the narration provided by Reeves. Without trying to give the ending away you'll find that most of the questions he raises he should already know the answer to. You're also understand why a defendant who refused to even speak to his attorney wasn't given a psych evaluation.
As far as realism? Let's start with the beginning of the movie when a female deputy arrives at the scene of a murder, where she finds the defendant leaning over the victim who is appears to be dead with a large knife in his chest. How does the deputy react, does she pull her gun and order the defendant to put his hand behind his back? Nope, she does nothing at all and looks more afraid than anybody in the room. BTW she later testifies in court wearing civilian clothes which is not the normal procedure for uniformed officers.
Yes, there is a twist at the end, but one of the reasons that it comes as a surprise is the narration provided by Reeves. Without trying to give the ending away you'll find that most of the questions he raises he should already know the answer to. You're also understand why a defendant who refused to even speak to his attorney wasn't given a psych evaluation.