Le coupable

The actors do everything they can to pull together a script that has so many implausible coincidences to be ridiculous. Let's put all of that aside and just enjoy some of the excellent acting by Anwar and most of the supporting cast. Pullman is always solid. But what really ruins this film is the last 15 minutes where stupid goes to a whole new level just to reach the goal line set by whomever was rsponsible for the script.

and all things considered means that if you throw 6-7 idiotic characters in the movie and you have any kind of plot (someone said even a twist), you will get OK rental movie.

everyone in this movie does exactly opposite of what would make sense.

This one was very good about a corrupt lawyer-turned-judge(Bill Pullman) who is blackmailed for rape by his secretary and his son, Nathan, whom he doesn't even know(Devon Sawa) who returns from serving a bid for grand theft auto and is paid off by his father to kill the woman who is blackmailing him - Nathan hates his step-father but then finds out that his true father is the scum-bag that he should be hating. Bill Pullman does great as the self-centered and dishonest Crane - I hated him as the movie went on, and Devon Sawa gives a great depiction of Nathan, his ex-convict son who seeks him out to find out who he is. Wonderfully scripted about fate coming back to haunt you when you don't cover your own tracks. Character development in this doesn't go on unnoticed

On the up side, "The Guilty" offers deceit, infidelity, romance, rape, murder, family matters, and characters ranging from powerful and wealthy to scumbags and thugs all supported by an excellent cast. On the downside, this Simon Birch knock-off heaps coincidence upon coincidence as it weaves its very improbable story with characters behaving as necessary to make the convoluted plot work. In the final analysis, "The Guilty" makes the suspension of disbelief easy by slowly sucking the audience into its complex web of intrigue. An above average little flick good for 100 minutes of escapism with nary a dull moment.

A very entertaining thriller. The screenplay is full of twists and coincidences which would appear shamefully incredible in other hands, but here the whole cobweb is managed cleverly and for moments we seem to be in front of a real Greek tragedy. Waller builds some great moments of tension that keep you in the edge of your sit.Bill Pullman is superb as the mean, tricky lawyer. Worth seeing.