Under normal circumstances, it is not easy to nibble on movies with political themes, especially those involving a lot of court scenes. But this movie made me watch it with great cheer, and gradually applauded as the plot progressed.
The protagonist's experience in prison is not detailed, nor does he cry and beg for a son all day. Abandoning all superfluous sensationalism should be a brilliant point of this movie.
The old lawyer was shocked when he said "I'm defending Rachel Armstrong, not a principle." He later said in court that the female reporter and the so-called principle itself had become one, and that those words were also very powerful.
The performance is also satisfactory. Kate Beckinsale's firmness and poise (probably one of my most impressive performances in 2008), Matt Dillon's jaw-dropping suaveness, and Vera Farmiga's performance is also commendable.
Regarding the ending with the "reversal" picture, after watching it, I immediately felt that I should give the movie extra points. Later, I saw the opposing opinions and thought about it for a while. There is indeed still room for people to argue.
The whole movie reminds me of [Gone Baby Gone] in 2007. The heavy and down-to-earth film itself is commendable, and it raises a moral or principled question for the audience, which is more realistic.
So even though the role of the female reporter is all-encompassing (similar to [in the name of the father] in a way), the film's greatest significance to me is not to create a "one-stringed" character.
Also want to mention something I noticed, maybe it doesn't make much sense. The conversation between Rachel and her son on the school bus at the beginning of the film is also repeated at the end. The child accuses the mother of the little girl by saying, "She's not supposed to tattle." The mother replies: "You're not supposed to put up with bullies, either." I think this may be a hint to Rachel's whole encounter, which is herself as the incident The prosecution, led by prosecutor Dubois, is a "bully".
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