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      True Crime

      R Released Mar 19, 1999 2 hr. 7 min. Crime Drama List
      56% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Journalist Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) has been sober two months, but things are still going badly. Steve's marriage to Barbara (Diane Venora) is barely holding together, and his editor (Denis Leary) hates him, since Steve has been having an affair with his wife. A chance assignment finds Everett interviewing death row inmate Frank Beachum (Isaiah Washington). When Everett uncovers evidence indicating Beachum may be innocent, he must race against time to uncover the truth. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 02 Buy Now

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      True Crime has the potential for a gripping character-driven mystery, but a pedestrian story and a miscast Clint Eastwood undermine its effectiveness.

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      Daniel F Good Eastwood. A little bit old for womanizing, but hey. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review jelisije j An overly long Clint Eastwood film about a news reporter seeking to find a man innocent before he is sentence to death for a crime he didn't commit. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review r 9 Surprisingly straightforward, though 'True Crime' is still very good. The lead performance of Clint Eastwood is enjoyable and he is supported ably by Isaiah Washington. There are a number of recognisable faces behind those two, namely Denis Leary, Michael McKean, James Woods and Bernard Hill; Lucy Liu even has a minor role. I did think we were in for a biggest twist, but it kinda just goes the wall you - or, at least, I - expected. That's not actually a bad thing, as what is produced is entertaining and kept me interested throughout - it just feels like it is setting something different up at one or two points. I will say, if I had anything close to a negative it would be the humour - which sometimes works, but sometimes doesn't; no biggie, though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The expressions "bad movie", "good movie" are too subjective and very ambiguous: what for one person is the best, for another may be the worst. For example: for me "Batman Beggins" is one of the best superhero movies, while for my father it was total rubbish, who is right? there is the ambiguous. Eastwood has experience as a director, he has proven it. What happened here? I liked the movie a lot, it has the elements to shape a good story, a good drama with realistic overtones. It has a good development of a criminal investigation. A problem could be, the character that Eastwood plays, repeating the same formula that has given him success several times: playing the character of the incredulous man, of a dysfunctional family, almost atheist who (spoiler) in the end reaches redemption by saving someone, in this case, saving the life of a black man, accused of femicide and sentenced to death. How? With a "simple" phone call to the governor. The ending, nice, but more worthy of a cheesy fairy tale. How many people in real life have protested against capital punishment, trying to prevent the death of countless convicts without achieving their goal? If the accused are really "good" or "bad", I do not know, nor is it up to me to define it. But, in their wonderful country, infamous serial killers have been able to save themselves from that punishment, while others, for much less, have ended their lives on the gallows. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member A very bad film, directed by Clint Eastwood, who plays Steve Everett a journalist who thinks that a convicted murderer is an innocent and to prove his innocence, he has to race against time before his execution. An old plot, Clint Eastwood was a miscast. Acting was bad, no proper screenplay and 2hr 7mins 24secs waste of my time. I would rather do something useful than watching this. But Isaiah Washington's performance as Frank Beechum was outstanding. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent movie, but Clint Eastwood was way too old for the role. WAY too old. On a positive note, Isaiah Washington delivered a very convincing and powerful performance as Frank Beechum. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Paul Tatara CNN.com It's all wrong; Eastwood is even miscast. Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 25, 2003 Full Review Joe Leydon The Moving Picture Show A beat-the-clock thriller with an edge of moral gravity. Jul 19, 2014 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Forget the mystery thriller plot... succeeds more as a study of character. Rated: 3/4 Oct 11, 2009 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Journalist Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) has been sober two months, but things are still going badly. Steve's marriage to Barbara (Diane Venora) is barely holding together, and his editor (Denis Leary) hates him, since Steve has been having an affair with his wife. A chance assignment finds Everett interviewing death row inmate Frank Beachum (Isaiah Washington). When Everett uncovers evidence indicating Beachum may be innocent, he must race against time to uncover the truth.
      Director
      Clint Eastwood
      Executive Producer
      Tom Rooker
      Screenwriter
      Andrew Klavan, Larry Gross, Paul Brickman, Stephen Schiff
      Distributor
      Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Zanuck Company
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 19, 1999, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 31, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $16.6M
      Sound Mix
      SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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