It's engaging all throughout with unexpected twists at the middle and in the end. All the main actors are so convincing in their roles; the viewer feels he's right there where the action is.
There's this particular scene in the heat of the hearing where James is giving his testimony, and he and Kate appear in the scene and no one else. It gave the sense they were in deadly mortal combat and added to the dramatic flourish of the scene. And the viewer feels the suspense like what those in the courtroom could have felt while awaiting the jury's verdict. The scene is directed in such a way that the verdict could go either way. But watch out for the ending. It's the least of what you would have expected.
Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend and Michelle Dockery are splendid. I also praise Joselle Simon for her portrayal of the defense lawyer Angela Regan: deliberate and incisive.
There's this particular scene in the heat of the hearing where James is giving his testimony, and he and Kate appear in the scene and no one else. It gave the sense they were in deadly mortal combat and added to the dramatic flourish of the scene. And the viewer feels the suspense like what those in the courtroom could have felt while awaiting the jury's verdict. The scene is directed in such a way that the verdict could go either way. But watch out for the ending. It's the least of what you would have expected.
Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend and Michelle Dockery are splendid. I also praise Joselle Simon for her portrayal of the defense lawyer Angela Regan: deliberate and incisive.