#Above suspicion 1995 movie#
It’s a treat when you come across a movie that ends up teaching you something. As said the script is first rate but if pressed to name something negative it would concern the overly fast forward nature of the courtroom scenes they could easily have had more time to breathe and a longer running time wouldn’t have hurt. Joe Mantegna and Kim Cattrall give solid support but I feel Edward Kerr is a little out of his depth here not terrible but not very good. Christopher Reeve gives an excellent performance as Dempsey and demonstrates here how capable an actor he was when given good roles. It’s stuck with me all these years and I enjoyed revisiting it recently. Gail convinces Nick to proceed with the plan anyway and that’s probably when Dempsey’s final judgement is clear in his head.
#Above suspicion 1995 full#
Dempsey told Nick how much cash to bring knowing full well that it wouldn’t be enough and the only way to come out with an ID would be with an incident as one does occur. When Nick goes about securing a fake ID he clashes with the thug when he doesn’t bring enough cash. Dempsey is indeed a clever planner as he mentions to Gail and Nick to abort the plan if anything (he repeats “anything”) goes wrong. I mentioned the layered aspects of the story not just the characters. Now I admire Alan’s bravery of following through on what he just knows he’s right about too bad it costs him just about everything. And then there’s Alan in most movies these rogue cops who defy everyone else and go after the guilty party with a vengeance come up victorious but in this case he’s simply up against such a resilient and clever foe that he comes up short. Gail seems to be a caring mother with a successful working career who’s lost her passion for Dempsey but is probably afraid to leave him as she clearly knows what a good person he is but she, too, seems to resent his success in everything. Viewing Dempsey’s genuine love for him as hand-outs and reminders of his own failures one can understand his resentment (while not justified). Nick is living in the shadow of his over-achieving brother and has mostly failed at everything he’s attempted in his life.
For one thing Gail and Nick aren’t repellent individuals as much as simply flawed human beings. But as the years go by I’ve changed my assessment of the film and it’s ending. who got what he deserved for not leaving well enough alone. I viewed Gail and Nick as repellent characters and Alan as a jelous S.O.B. Upon first viewing I rooted for Dempsey and was glad he got away with it. Only good movies have this lasting appeal and “Above Suspicion” is a forgotten gem well worthy of rediscovery. My assessment of the film’s characters has changed drastically in that time and the message of resentment, anger and vengeance has now given way to tolerance, understanding and forgiveness. For over twenty years now I have been watching this movie regularly. It’s a first rate movie, layered, emotionally involving, very well acted and written. Said movie was an HBO production starring Reeve, Joe Mantegna, Kim Cattrall, Edward Kerr and Finola Hughes. Turns out the last picture Reeve made (while in good health) had him play a man that became paralyzed.
#Above suspicion 1995 tv#
Just the night before I saw a movie on TV called “Above Suspicion” and the picture on the cover was taken from that movie. The first morning I came upon a newsstand and there was a copy of the “National Enquirer” and on the cover was a picture of Christopher Reeve on a hospital bed. I went to the USA with my parents in 1995 and it’s always a great place to visit.
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