Have to say that I enjoyed the movie and feel that Jack Nicholson's portrayal of a man going through changes was brilliantly done. In fact his acting actually made for the success of the movie. You could absolutely sense his growing canine strength. My rating is high for all that.
But the movie's ending really missed the mark.
Detective Bridger would have never believed Stewart's details condemning Will without corroboration when they interviewed him at the station. And there's absolutely no way that the detective would have been stupid enough to believe Laura's alibi when the police arrived.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the use of DNA evidence in criminal investigations had started becoming standard and I'm sure as well that in 1994, call tracing and forensics were good enough to totally destroy her story.
But the movie's ending really missed the mark.
Detective Bridger would have never believed Stewart's details condemning Will without corroboration when they interviewed him at the station. And there's absolutely no way that the detective would have been stupid enough to believe Laura's alibi when the police arrived.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the use of DNA evidence in criminal investigations had started becoming standard and I'm sure as well that in 1994, call tracing and forensics were good enough to totally destroy her story.