A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
Acting
Hopkins purrs malevolence; Gosling's cocky unraveling is chef's kiss
Writing
Third act pivot that recontextualizes every smug Crawford smile
Direction
Hoblit stages the courtroom like a boxing ring with better lighting
Director
Gregory Hoblit
Anthony Hopkins
Theodore Crawford
Ryan Gosling
William Beachum
David Strathairn
Joe Lobruto
Rosamund Pike
Nikki Gardner
Embeth Davidtz
Jennifer Crawford
Billy Burke
Lt. Rob Nunally
Cliff Curtis
Detective Flores
Fiona Shaw
Judge Robinson
Bob Gunton
Judge Gardner
Josh Stamberg
Norman Foster
Xander Berkeley
Judge Moran
Zoe Kazan
Mona
Judith Scott
Resident
Gary Carlos Cervantes
Ciro
Petrea Burchard
Dr. Marion Kang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hopkins based Crawford's stillness on a tarantula he'd been observing—motionless, then lethal.
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