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Gefesselt und brutal erwürgt wird die Anwältin Carolyn in ihrer Wohnung aufgefunden. Es scheint, als hätte das Opfer den Täter gekannt. Ihr Kollege, Staatsanwalt Rusty Sabich, soll den Fall übernehmen. Aber der verheiratet Rusty hatte eine Affäre mit Carolyn. Tatsächlich findet Polizeikommissar Molto immer mehr Hinweise, die auf Rusty als Mörder schließen lassen. Mitten im Wahlkampf kommt Chef-Staatsanwalt Horgan der brutale Mord an einer jungen Kollegin äußerst ungelegen. Die Anwältin Carolyn wurde in ihrer Wohnung erwürgt aufgefunden. Zuvor hatte sie vermutlich einvernehmlich Geschlechtsverkehr. Denn vieles deutet darauf hin, dass das Opfer den Täter schon länger kannte. Horgan beauftragt seinen Stellvertreter Rusty Sabich (Harrison Ford) mit den Ermittlungen. Damit gerät der Anwalt in eine Zwickmühle, denn der verheiratete Rusty hatte eine Affäre mit Carolyn. Nachdem Horgan die Wahl zum Bezirksstaatsanwalt an seinen Konkurrenten Della Guardia verliert, wird der Leiter der Mordkommission Molto ebenfalls auf den Fall angesetzt. Im Lauf der Nachforschungen deutet immer mehr darauf hin, dass Rusty seine Geliebte umgebracht hat. Molto lässt Rusty festnehmen. Der neu gewählte Staatsanwalt Guardia erhebt gegen Rusty Anklage wegen Mordes. Während des Gerichtsverfahrens wird Rusty zunehmend in die Enge getrieben. Doch dann verschwindet auf mysteriöse Weise wichtiges Beweismaterial. (ServusTV)
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In der Filmografie von Harrison Ford ist es ungewöhnlich düster, aber für Regisseur Alan J. Pakula handelt es sich um einen völlig angemessenen Thriller, der im Milieu von Anwälten und Staatsanwälten spielt, in dem ein Mord stattfindet. Das mutige Drehbuch und die kammermusikalische Begleitung von John Williams unterstreichen effektiv die düstere Handlung voller persönlicher Schuldgefühle, Vertuschung, Lügen und sexueller Spannung.
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Compared to its competitors of the same year (Time to Kill, Primal Fear), Presumed Innocent is clearly the weakest courtroom thriller, which is a shame as Harrison Ford is a favourite of mine. The film lacks what all the other courtroom thrillers have, namely a star cast (Ford just isn't good enough for such a thriller), and the role of the prosecutor is absolutely underused and thus the film lacks the uncomfortable feeling in the air in the courtroom, and even the plot didn't interest me much, either I found it too corny or very predictable nowadays. Well in short, the film doesn't have much balls. It's watchable for Ford fans and to complement the courtroom genres, but personally I would prefer the two mentioned above. 60%
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A classic American crime drama based on the structure of a trial of a murder suspect. Initially inconspicuous, almost looking like an ordinary film, it gradually increases the tension and creates an atmosphere of fear and a whole range of emotions from feelings of guilt to hatred. However, crucial for the review is the chilling ending, which contains a truly cynical and very depressing twist. The main character pays a price greater than the young detective in Fincher's thriller Seven for his moral failure. This is not just an immediate catharsis - this is a condemnation to never-ending horror. A very solid cast led by experienced veteran Harrison Ford. Overall impression: 90%.
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The theme, not that different from what appeared a few years later in the masterpiece The Fugitive deprived me of a smaller dose of surprise, even though Presumed Innocent had a completely different foundation in terms of its story and subsequent plot development, and it does end up going in a completely different direction. Director A. J. Pakula lacks any shred of dynamism he could have brought to the film, and the lack thereof is desperately evident in the result. Each scene on its own may not lack directorial precision and carries a spark of suspense or mystery, but as a cohesive whole, they lack gradation and momentum, thereby pushing the audience to the sidelines and leading to immense boredom. Even the fact that the screenplay has many original elements on paper cannot change anything about that. The cast remains diametrically very different. Harrison Ford doesn't suit the role well and gives a rather dull performance that slows the pace of the film even more. Raul Julia, on the other hand, is all the more important in a small but very important role. However, even the high-quality acting cannot lift the level of the film itself, which wanted (and certainly could have been) to be more than just an "ordinary" crime-thriller but also a compelling insight into the world of lawyers and their "big shots."
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A very nice court thriller. Harrison Ford’s colleague and lover is murdered and, according to the evidence, it seems he killed her. Is he crazy? Or did one of his colleagues framed him? Or is there something else? The film works very smartly with this mystery and until the very last scene, I didn’t know how things would unravel. And they unravel in a very interesting way, with a surprising twist. Strong four stars.
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