Review of Anatomy of a Murder (1959) by Hannah M — 02 Jun 2006
I read the book on my dad's recommendation a few months ago and absolutely loved it. It felt so wonderfully real. So when I noticed this sitting in our local video store I decided I should see it. To my delight it had been only slightly Hollywoodized and only slightly shortened.
(It's a good 2 1/2 hour movie.) The atmosphere of the book was kept as was, well, nearly everything else about it. It's a fascinating look into the basic in-and-outs of how a lawyer might defend a guy who HAD committed a murder and probably belonged in jail.
No real moral judgments or anything here, just the telling of this case and how it was plotted out. This was a pretty darn great movie.
This review of Anatomy of a Murder (1959) was written by Hannah M on 02 Jun 2006.
Anatomy of a Murder has generally received very positive reviews.
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