Review of The Star Chamber (1983) by Devon — 11 Sep 2008
The Star Chamber tries to play like a Hitchcock suspense movie crossed with "Deathwish", but Douglas is no Jimmy Stewart and he's no Charles Bronson either. The movie plays on the fears of crime and criminals going free that was so prevelant in the 80s.
Child pornographers getting away scottfree because the police didn't have the proper search warrants, etc. The Star Chamber in question is a group of judges who have guilty consciences about having to let criminals go on technicalities and decide to take vigilante justice.
This movie left me pretty ambivilent, and I can't say I recommend anyone watch it, unless it sounds really, really interesting to you.
This review of The Star Chamber (1983) was written by Devon on 11 Sep 2008.
The Star Chamber has generally received mixed reviews.
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