6/10
a different one
29 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Find me guilty is a 2006 comedy-drama film based on a true story which is written and directed by Sidney Lumet and stares Vin Diesel as Jackie DiNorscio who is accused of several charges and sentenced to thirty years in prison and despite having no knowledge and background in law, he decides to have no lawyer and defend himself in the court.

In fact, most scenes of the movie take place in the courtroom and sometimes it seems to be boring in some parts since it mainly depends on talking and there is no action. Also, the film, irrespective of being an entertaining one, was not really a comedy and it did not make me laugh that much.

I believe Vin Diesel is a quite reasonable choice to act as the mobster, DiNorscio and he presents a perfect performance. In addition, other actors were pretty good and believable in their roles including Peter Dinklage as the lead defense attorney.

The most important and interesting facts about find me guilty that has made it a watchable film are that it is about the longest Mafia trial in American history and the most of dialogues are taken from the original records of the trial. In addition, watching Diesel having hair and performing in a quite different role is surprising.

Find me guilty can be considered as a totally different court drama. Generally in most cases, these kinds of plots are about an innocent person trying to defend and acquit himself. However, the movie is about a guilty man trying so hard to bamboozle the jury.

Although, the film is not one of my favorites, it is definitely worth watching once as it propounds the true story of one the most unusual and interesting trials.
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