Review of Presumed Innocent (1990) by Jim H — 01 Jun 2015

A prosecutor's mistress is murdered, and he becomes the prime suspect.

Throughout the majority of this film, I was bored. Harrison Ford was not at his most dynamic, charming, or interesting, and the supporting players were also relatively bland; when Raul Julia is bland in a film, you've got a story. I was all set to give it two stars or lower, and then the end happened. It got me. I'm usually pretty good at predicting the ends of films, especially mysteries, but I was truly stumped, and I don't mind admitting it. What's great about the reveal is that it's not unfair. All the clues are there, but they're so subtly placed that it's understandable that I didn't pick up on them.

Overall, while it's no The Usual Suspects, this film gets bonus points for its unpredictable and compelling ending.