Ramsey (Keanu Reeves) defends his teen age client, Mike (Gabriel Basso), who is accused of killing his father Boone Lassiter (Jim Belushi). The problem is that Mike has confessed to killing his father, but won't confide in his lawyer. Oh, oh, this can't be good.
This one will keep you guessing trying to figure out who is lying and Ramsey believes everyone lies. He takes on Janelle (Gugu Mbatha- Raw) a lawyer who is known for her bullshit monitor – she can tell who is lying. So we go round and round trying to figure this all out. Is Mike, the son, protecting his mother Loretta (Rene Zellweger) or is she protecting him? Or is it something else? Inquiring minds want to know.
It's really good courtroom drama, but we just cannot come to a conclusion. Can you?.
Near the end Janelle comes to a conclusion. Will your conclusion be the same or is she wrong? Hmmm
There is good suspense and the acting is very good all around. Will your conclusion change when Mike does take the stand and talks? Hmmm
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Is there a twist you ask? Of course there is and it will shock you.
There is suspense, but no real tension. But wait, wait, that tension comes at the very last scene, but then everything fades to black. Sorry. It's over. But now you know. ('bout time) (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: Kind of as seen from a distance by a neighbor. Nudity: No. Language: No.
