Hey folks, Harry here with Motta80's look at UNDER SUSPICION, a flick that we haven't really heard much of anything about... but it's way cool sounding... Check it out...
I couldn't find a review of Under Suspicion (the new Morgan Freeman/Gene Hackman starrer) on your site - I apologise if you have one and don't want this. I'm fairly sure it hasn't opened in the US yet, but we are often a little behind in the UK.
Greetings from sunny (where?!) Britain. For those of you out there who in a time of summer prefer plot, characterisation and some powerhouse acting I have two words: Under Suspicion. This new Morgan Freeman/Gene Hackman tour-de-force is based on French film Garde a Vue, but is far from the usual crud that US-remakes of foreign-fare tend to be. Well-paced from the start, which throws us straight into the thick of the plot. Hackman plays a well-respected lawyer who finds himself under suspicion of the murders of two young girls. Freeman is the accuser, captain of police, who (with the help of a sparkling Thomas Jane - Deep Blue Sea) interrogates Hackman through the course of one evening. It is a rare treat to see two true cinematic greats share the screen in verbal battle for an entire movie. Heat had people wetting themselves over a two-minute uniting of Pacino and DeNiro well think that scene for two riveting hours and you have Under Suspicion. It is always a welcome relief from summer popcorn blockbusters to have an intelligent and involving dialogue and character-driven film but this provides more than meer relief it provides one of the year's best stories, a thought-provoking drama and two Oscar-worthy performances from two always-reliable, but this time exceeding or at least equaling their best, actors. Even more impressive is the fact that director Stephen Hopkins has been able to put the excruciating nonsense of Lost In Space behind him and turn out a movie of this quality. When it opens here in the UK in September I shall be sure to see it again - to support it with my money, and will be attempting to get everyone I know to pack the theatres. I advise you all to see it at least once, but a second viewing might help you get your head around a clever ending.
