The Whole Truth (2016)

ridiculous rating

just watch it!

Good concept, poorly executed.

From my favorite movies..

The legal advisor must have been asleep during filming, the keano narrative is idiotic, the film tries to provide "oooh ahhhh" moments that a fall flat every single time. Total waste of time making this movie.

Legal cases in court are about winning. But, most films make the mistake of over-hyping the roles of opposing counsel. Usually one lawyer is a scheming wacko who is over the top in his role. Or, if that's not the tack, then the judge is dishonest or wacko. Neither is true here. Both lawyers seem eager to determine the truth, meaning the story is more about the murder than the trial, even though most of the film is spent in the courtroom. I find that refreshing.In this film, Keanu Reeves is clearly no longer young. He's at best middle aged, and creeping up toward late middle age. In other words, he's 53 and he looks it. His acting here was better than usual. I enjoyed his performance, but then again I usually do. Personally, I think he's an underrated actor, though I would not go so far as to say he is a "great" actor.And then there's Renée Zellweger. I didn't recognize her. She looks more than her48 years her, and just plain worn out. Although, with this plot, that's appropriate.To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about her performance here.I used to sorta like James Belushi. Nuff said.Gabriel Basso, who plays the teen up for murder, does nicely here. I imagine we'll be seeing lots more of him.The twist at the end (we all knew there had to be one) did surprise me. Not what I was thinking all along. Enjoy it!Is it a great film? no. But it's quite good, and very serious minded.

I'm not sure what movie everybody else was watching, but this movie was horrible. Reeves was OK and he was the best. The Prosecutor had one facial expression and one emotional state throughout the entire movie. As far as realism? Let's start with the beginning of the movie when a female deputy arrives at the scene of a murder, where she finds the defendant leaning over the victim who is appears to be dead with a large knife in his chest. How does the deputy react, does she pull her gun and order the defendant to put his hand behind his back? Nope, she does nothing at all and looks more afraid than anybody in the room. BTW she later testifies in court wearing civilian clothes which is not the normal procedure for uniformed officers.Yes, there is a twist at the end, but one of the reasons that it comes as a surprise is the narration provided by Reeves. Without trying to give the ending away you'll find that most of the questions he raises he should already know the answer to. You're also understand why a defendant who refused to even speak to his attorney wasn't given a psych evaluation.

This has to be the worst ever courtroom drama ever i have ever seen in my whole life. There no plot and the twist at the end is really laughable. Take my words, avoid this turkey with a 10 meter pole you will thank me for it. Any the practice episode is better than this turkey of a movie.1/10 , if there's a minus 10 points i would give it -10.