In the Name of the People

Téléfilm
2000
1h 36min

NOTE IMDb

MA NOTE

Amy Madigan and Richard Thomas in In the Name of the People (2000)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueScott Bakula plays John Burke, a man on death row for the murder of a teenaged girl. As the father of a 13 year-old, he worries what will happen to his daughter after his execution. Richard ... Tout lireScott Bakula plays John Burke, a man on death row for the murder of a teenaged girl. As the father of a 13 year-old, he worries what will happen to his daughter after his execution. Richard Thomas and Amy Madigan play the parents of the murdered girl. Madigan is part of an activi... Tout lireScott Bakula plays John Burke, a man on death row for the murder of a teenaged girl. As the father of a 13 year-old, he worries what will happen to his daughter after his execution. Richard Thomas and Amy Madigan play the parents of the murdered girl. Madigan is part of an activist group campaigning for the execution of Burke. Then Thomas discovers that he has a bond ... Tout lire

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

NOTE IMDb

6,1/10

128

MA NOTE

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Photos6

Avis des utilisateurs8

6,1128

Avis à la une

gamesoonly

upsetting

I must say that I do not quite understand how this family could have a bit of mercy on the man who killed their only daughter. He wanted compassion from them for his daughter, and what the hell does that mean. He made a choice, not giving any reason as to what made him do it, and killed a lovely young girl. I also found his aggression quite disgusting, he took the life of these people's daughter, and he wanted sympathy. What ever. He confessed was found guilty and was sentenced to death. Perhaps he should have thought about his daughter, before he murdered someone else's.

2pandro

good idea, but the actors are pretty bad!

The idea of In the Name of the People is good, a murderer doesn't want his only daughter to end up in an institution and asks the parents of the girl he killed to take care of his daughter. And you could expect of the actors, especially Scott Bakula to do some good acting, unfortunately they don't! In the Name of The People turns out to be the regular Friday night tearjerker. The flashbacks with the girl that was killed are pretty pathetic and at a certain stage you can just predict what the actors will say... If you want to watch a good film about this subject then watch Dean Man Walking!

7mteel

Interesting but Unrealistic.

This movie was interesting with good performances by the leads, but it does have a few flaws. First, the murdered girl hitchhiked with her killer. You are never given an explanation as to why a sensible girl would do this. Also, the killer's background and motivation is not well presented and the character is not well-developed. The killer and his 13-year old daughter are very close, but he had to have been in prison for at least 10 years. It's not realistic that they could have been that close under these circumstances. Finally, it is unbelievable that the killer and the victim's family would ever consider the idea that the victim's parents should raise the killer's daughter. Yet, even with these problems, it is not a bad movie, just a made-for-TV one.

9pat-197

Very well done; not overly sentimental.

This movie once again gives Richard Thomas the opportunity to show the world what a fine actor he has become. He has the ability to portray characters as divided in time as Charles Ingalls and Jack Murphy. As Murphy, we see how one man chooses to regain his life after a heartbreaking loss. The movie does not try to push one idea over another, but allows all viewers the chance to make their own judgments. Very well done! Kudos to all involved.

sad_antoine

Thought-provoking, but not very believable

I agree this was a thought provoking movie but I couldn't get past some of the basic flaws - there seemed no motivation for the murder; Lisa's closeness to her father who must have been in jail as long as she can remember; and most of all, the adoption sub-plot. I couldn't help but think of the child's point of view; she was being told to go and live with the people who wanted her father killed! Under the circumstances she was very calm about it.

I would also imagine a stay of execution on compassionate grounds would have stood a good chance of success given what happened towards the end of the film. Surely even Americans aren't that heartless!