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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 6 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama | Mystery
Written by: Peter Hyams
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 11, 2009
DVD: December 22, 2009
Running Time: 105 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for a sex scene, violence and brief strong language
Starring Michael Douglas, Amber Tamblyn, and Jesse Metcalfe
High profile lawyer, Mark Hunter has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist, C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney’s perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. (Anchor Bay Films)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
NPR Ella Taylor
Like the decent B-movie director that he is, Hyams tosses in two gripping car chases and blows up a few more vehicles for good measure. But otherwise, there's little in this pointless rehash to distract audiences from the pleasure of watching Tamblyn.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
Lacks tension or mystery. Even the courtroom scenes feel artificial.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
He squeezes a bit of suspenseful juice out of the old plot, and Douglas makes smarm a chewy pleasure, but this is a noir in search of a hero we can root for because we actually buy what he’s doing.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Melissa Anderson
Lang's film, the last he made in the U.S., exposed the immorality of the death penalty; Hyams's retread offers only more plot and longer, louder car chases.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Despite excellent stunt work and a too-brief appearance by Orlando Jones as an unflappable cop, the movie -- unlike Mr. Douglas’s hairdo -- never rises above mediocrity.
Read Full Review >Empire Staff (Not credited)
Comes across as more 80s TV movie than 50s period piece.
Read Full Review >Time Out New York Aaron Hillis
The scam is so crazy, it just might work…for a throwaway episode of "Law & Order."
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
The lack of charisma exhibited by leads Jesse Metcalfe and Amber Tamblyn doesn't help matters, and not even the stalwart presence of Michael Douglas fails to provide the proceedings with sufficient gravitas.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Robert Abele
The leads can't lend either spunk or gravitas to what was already a preposterous yarn 50 years ago.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
What I can’t figure out is how director Peter Hyams can remake a 1956 movie from the great Fritz Lang and not learn anything about suspense, pacing and storytelling in the process. This movie is beyond boring. You could stay warm for two hours by striking a match to the wooden acting.
Read Full Review >New York Post Kyle Smith
The would-be noir Beyond a Rea sonable Doubt has an absurd story, but on the plus side you can hardly see what's going on because the photography is so murky.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 4.3 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
K. R. B. gave it a2:
We rented this from Shaw's Video on Demand for $5.99 because the wife likes Michael Douglas. We should have just waited for it to come out on the Woman's Television Network.
Gypsy Travels gave it a7:
We liked it. I didn't see the original, but this one kept our interest throughout the movie. I like movies without a lot of violence, sex, and vulgar language, yet a good story. This fit the bill.
