maruugaa The story of this movie is great. it has great characters, great story line, and an unending you won't see coming. The execution of this movie was horrendous. It's set out in a courthouse with witness testimony with the occasional flashback. Criminal court is absolutely boring to sit through in real life, the only thing making it better on big screen is that the testimony is significantly condensed. Because the story is told in an such an uninteresting method, you end up feeling bored despite the story being actually interesting. This would've been better shown with scenes of the trials and in depth flashbacks to the incidents separate from witness testimony. . Also, I know the law changes depending on where you go. But, pretty sure you can't leave confidential legal files scattered around a motel room where any maid can walk in and read it. Sounds like reasonable grounds for disbarment to me. . It was also strange to see Jim Belushi in not a comedy.

punisherversion1 The Whole Truth: Directed by Courtney Hunt and written by Nicolas Kazan using a pseudonym Rafael Jackson.Keanu Reeves as a defense lawyer defending a teenager who killed his father and confessed to the crime. He also refuses to talk to his attorney. This makes his job almost impossible. This movie is intentionally deceiving in a lot of ways. The mystery of what actually happened is the entire crux of the movie and it was flimsy to say the least. You know right from the very beginning that the boy didn't kill his dad. You get the sense that the kid is clearly protecting his mom. His mom is supposed to have been in this horrific abusive long relationship with Jim Belushi's character. It doesn't feel like it though. Renee Zellweger, an Oscar winner for Cold Mountain is just lifeless in this movie. Keanu Reeves has more personality than she does. We all know how limited he is. He's fine in this movie. He also is holding onto a secret. This movie really hinges on this mystery. It tries to confuse you with different points of view as for how things happened. It doesn't necessarily walk into Rashomon territory but it runs close. It just does not work and the twist comes out of nowhere and doesn't begin to redeem this very lifeless movie. I give this movie a D.

frankump I'm not sure what movie everybody else was watching, but this movie was horrible. Reeves was OK and he was the best. The Prosecutor had one facial expression and one emotional state throughout the entire movie. As far as realism? Let's start with the beginning of the movie when a female deputy arrives at the scene of a murder, where she finds the defendant leaning over the victim who is appears to be dead with a large knife in his chest. How does the deputy react, does she pull her gun and order the defendant to put his hand behind his back? Nope, she does nothing at all and looks more afraid than anybody in the room. BTW she later testifies in court wearing civilian clothes which is not the normal procedure for uniformed officers.Yes, there is a twist at the end, but one of the reasons that it comes as a surprise is the narration provided by Reeves. Without trying to give the ending away you'll find that most of the questions he raises he should already know the answer to. You're also understand why a defendant who refused to even speak to his attorney wasn't given a psych evaluation.

antoniotierno Many of the relevant details in this story come from flashback sequences out of the courtroom. As a result, the memories are assembled into a clear hierarchy that's less about how these memories work and more about giving a clear plot framework. The cast of "The Whole Truth" is convincing on the whole, the best being probably Belushi but R. Zellweger very good as well. Maybe the final twist leaves a little to be desired but the story holds water on the whole. Not an extremely original court movie but well acted and directed.