Criminal Law (1989)
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 6
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Critic Reviews: 1
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A successful defense attorney in Boston (Gary Oldman) finds that success has its price when one of the defendants he got acquitted (Kevin Bacon) resumes the killing spree he had started before being accused. ~ John Bush, Rovi
Apr 28, 1989 Wide
Jun 12, 2007
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Gary Oldman
Ben Chase -
Kevin Bacon
Martin Thiel -
Karen Young
Ellen Faulkner -
Joe Don Baker
Detective Mesel -
Tess Harper
Detective Stillwell -
Ron Lea
Gary Hull -
Karen Woolridge
Claudia Curwen -
Elizabeth Sheppard
Dr. Sybil Thiel -
Michael Sinelnikoff
Prof. Clemens -
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The pretentious psychological thriller has nothing worth saying about the American criminal justice system.
Oldman's good, and Bacon's bad? Yeah, you know you want to see that
Worth seeing for for the leading-man role reversal ... plus it's always great to see Bacon play a bastard.
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