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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
2009 1h 45m PG-13
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Remake of the 1956 film noir film "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" in which a writer's plan to expose a corrupt district attorney takes an unexpected turn.
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Directed By
Peter Hyams
Written By
Douglas Morrow
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Peter Hyams
Studio
Aramid Entertainment Fund
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Cast of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Jesse Metcalfe
C.J. Nicholas
Amber Tamblyn
Ella Crystal
Michael Douglas
Mark Hunter
Joel David Moore
Corey Finley
Orlando Jones
Ben Nickerson
Lawrence P. Beron
Lieutenant Merchant
Sewell Whitney
Martin Weldon
David Jensen
Gary Spota
Sharon K. London
Judge Sheppard
Krystal Kofie
Taieesha
Randal Reeder
Survivalist Man
Ryan Glorioso
Animal Shelter Attendant
Jon McCarthy
Detective Rawley
Grant James
Aaron Wakefield
Eric Gipson
Allen
Darcel White Moreno
Reporter #3
Megan Brown
Roberta
Michele Williams
Danielle
Wallace Merck
Gilbert Romans
Robert Larriviere
Kevin Tarlow
Juli Erickson
Madalyn Urlanger
Carrie Slaughter
Marsha
Tony Bentley
Roger Milner
Andrei Constantinescu
Bruce Stern
John McConnell
Vernon Green
Meade Patton
Detective Riddick
Sigal Diamant
Maralyn
Illana Diamont
Mrs. Hunter
Gerry May
Anchorman
Carl Savering
Bailiff
Kelvin Payton
Cameraman
Fred Ellis
Forensics Expert
Edrick Browne
Manager
Ron Flagge
Property Clarke
David Born
Property Sgt.
James Harlon Palmer
News Cameraman (uncredited)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Reviews
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Despite excellent stunt work and a too-brief appearance by Orlando Jones as an unflappable cop, the movie -- unlike Mr. Douglas's hairdo -- never rises above mediocrity.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Like its title, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a generic, forgettable courtroom thriller.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
The leads can't lend either spunk or gravitas to what was already a preposterous yarn 50 years ago.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
What you won't be able to figure out is why this laughable yarn didn't go straight to DVD.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
A good rule to follow for wannabe gritty thrillers: Lead actors shouldn't remind you of late-night informercial pitchmen.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
What I can't figure out is how director Peter Hyams can remake a 1956 movie from the great Fritz Lang and not learn anything about suspense, pacing and storytelling in the process.
Boxoffice Magazine
Amy Nicholson
I've got no problem with movies that stack up twists like crazy straws. Hyam's script, however, depends on us being dumber than every character in the film-you'd have to reach protozoan levels just to resist wanting to strangle everyone in it.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Douglas makes smarm a chewy pleasure, but this is a noir in search of a hero we can root for because we actually buy what he's doing.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...an entertainingly absurd thriller that boasts several genuinely exciting interludes and an expectedly riveting performance from Michael Douglas.
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
For his remake of Fritz Lang's last American film, Peter Hyams retains the German Expressionist's narrative conceit but otherwise ratchets up the sleek car-commercial flashiness.
NPR
Ella Taylor
There's little in this pointless rehash to distract audiences from the pleasure of watching Tamblyn, a fine young actress whose direct, grownup stare belies her baby features.
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
There are plenty of reasonable doubts about his mediocre legal thriller remake.
Associated Press
Christy Lemire
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt feels like some throwaway 1980s TV movie, with its implausible premise, dizzying twists, cheesy montages and melodramatic score.
Village Voice
Melissa Anderson
Lang's film, the last he made in the U.S., exposed the immorality of the death penalty; Hyams's retread offers only more plot and longer, louder car chases.
Variety
Jonathan Holland
Noisy and excessive where the original was hushed and restrained, and wholly devoid of mystique...
TV Guide
Jason Thurston
There's fun to be had in a rickety Coney Island rollercoaster manner, and it's not terrible late at night on the couch with a bag of warm popcorn, though it is just too silly and slight for all its bluster.
Hollywood & Fine
Marshall Fine
Can a great surprise at the end make up for all of the earlier flaws? Only if you've got ADD.
ComingSoon.net
Edward Douglas
Dumb, boring and predictable, rarely ever exceeding its TV movie esthetic and leading to the most ridiculous last-minute twist.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Preposterous, asinine, poorly edited and downright silly with more unintentional humor than your average courtroom thriller.
MTV
Kurt Loder
An undercooked crime flick whose real mystery is why it was made.
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