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True Crime
1999
In TRUE CRIME, based on Andrew Klavan's novel, Clint Eastwood plays Steve Everett, a capable reporter who's nearly destroyed his career with alcohol and philandering. When he's assigned to do a human interest sidebar on Frank Beechum (Isaiah Washington), who's about to be executed for murder, Everett casually looks into the .. Read more
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Denis Leary, James Woods, Isaiah Washington |
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| Director | Clint Eastwood |
| Genres | Thriller |
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True Crime
In TRUE CRIME, based on Andrew Klavan's novel, Clint Eastwood plays Steve Everett, a capable reporter who's nearly destroyed his career with alcohol and philandering. When he's assigned to do a human interest sidebar on Frank Beechum (Isaiah Washington), who's about to be executed for murder, Everett casually looks into the crime and quickly begins to see how shaky the evidence against Beechum is. As a director, Eastwood is a confident old hand here, and before he builds up the suspense (and don't worry, he will), he takes the time to delve deep into the lives of his characters and explore the sharp contrast between the cynical Everett, who neglects his family for his job, and the circumspect Beechum, whose greatest torment is not the proximity of his own death but the trauma he's causing his loving wife and daughter. Eastwood gives a wonderfully rich performance, and his rapport with James Woods and Denis Leary, as his newspaper bosses, gives the movie a welcome comic jolt. But the scenes of Beechum's family dealing with his fate are where the movie's overwhelming power lies. Eastwood and his screenwriters pull no punches, and it's difficult to bear witness to the painful, simple truth expressed in these scenes.
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Denis Leary, James Woods, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Bernard Hill, Diane Venora, Michael Jeter, Mary McCormack, Michael McKean, Marissa Ribisi |
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| Director | Clint Eastwood |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 2 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Romanian |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 27 Aug 2010 To Rent: DVD: 01 Nov 1999 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
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A predictable against-the-clock thriller is enlivened with a few deft touches of character, but not enough to lift it out of the ordinary.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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Clint - look in the mirror - the game is up
This is a passable if predictable film, exploring the well worn themes of justice, racial discrimination, the importance of family and that idea that one man ... read more »
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Dirty Old Clint
Clint should have hung up his macho about 10 years back. He looks every bit his 82. Whaen he is doing the biz/chat with pretty babes of 20 he looks like he ... read more »
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Lay off Clint - another "Eastwood Engager"
I know some reviewers were a little frustrated that Clint seemed to be able to get it on with fit young women (and at his age! oh how could he!?), and it is a ... read more »
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Has Clint looked in a mirror in the last three decades?
A passable film. Predictable but largely plausible storyline. BUT!!! Like a previous reviewer, I was distracted throughout the film as to why all these ... read more »
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True Crime
In TRUE CRIME, based on Andrew Klavan's novel, Clint Eastwood plays Steve Everett, a capable reporter who's nearly destroyed his career with alcohol and philandering. When he's assigned to do a human interest sidebar on Frank Beechum (Isaiah Washington), who's about to be executed for murder, ...
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