Review of A Murder in the Park (2015) by Tom S — 09 Jul 2015
#AMurderinthePark #instareview #RoyalReview.
#RatedPG13 Running time: 1 hr 33 mins.
#Carlosatthemovies #Wednesday #July8.
Another #10outof10 (two movies in a row, no less)! And, another documentary! This is a crime drama. One thatâ(TM)s better than the best episode of #LawandOrder. Up there with my favorite crime/drama/documentary, #theImposter (look it up!).
Two days shy of being executed for a double-murder in the 80s, #AnthonyPorter gets a stay by the governor. Not because of his possible innocence, but because his IQ was evaluated as the 50s (the average is around 100). During this reprieve, a Chicago-based Innocence Project law professor, #DavidProtess, decides to take on Porterâ(TM)s case. Along with his students at Northwestern, Protess is able to re-examine the case (like those in ABCâ(TM)s #HowtoGetAwayWithMurder). Protess and his team is not only able to refute the evidence presented at Porterâ(TM)s case, they are able to get a confession from another man, #AllstorySimon, who purports to be the real killer. After this confession, Porter is released after having served 16 years on the death penalty. The overturning of this case led to the eventual destruction of the death penalty in Illinois. If the story ended there, this would be riveting enough. But wait, thereâ(TM)s more!
Porter sues for $46 million for a wrongful conviction. And the city fights in. Backed by the original detectives on the case, city investigators come to believe that Porter is indeed the true killer and that Professor Protess is using Porter and Simon for his own hidden agenda.
A definite must-see! Again, my score: 10 out of 10!
This review of A Murder in the Park (2015) was written by Tom S on 09 Jul 2015.
A Murder in the Park has generally received positive reviews.
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