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In TRUE CRIME, based on Andrew Klavan's novel, Clint Eastwood plays Steve Everett, a capable reporter who's nearly destroyed his career with alcohol and philandering. When he's assigned to do a human interest sidebar on Frank Beechum (Isaiah Washington), who's about to be executed for murder, Everett casually looks into the crime and quickly begins to see how shaky the evidence against Beechum is. As a director, Eastwood is a confident old hand here, and before he builds up the suspense (and don't worry, he will), he takes the time to delve deep into the lives of his characters and explore the sharp contrast between the cynical Everett, who neglects his family for his job, and the circumspect Beechum, whose greatest torment is not the proximity of his own death but the trauma he's causing his loving wife and daughter. Eastwood gives a wonderfully rich performance, and his rapport with James Woods and Denis Leary, as his newspaper bosses, gives the movie a welcome comic jolt. But the scenes of Beechum's family dealing with his fate are where the movie's overwhelming power lies. Eastwood and his screenwriters pull no punches, and it's difficult to bear witness to the painful, simple truth expressed in these scenes.

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UPC0085391632320
eBay Product ID (ePID)3295484

Product Key Features

ActorIsaiah Washington
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleTrue Crime
DirectorClint Eastwood
FormatDVD
Release Year1999
GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleIsaiah Washington
Film CountryUSA
Release Date19990810

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  • Clint's Finest Acting

    Purchased this after seeing that many consider this movie Clint Eastwood's best acting performance. It probably is. Did not expect his character to be a reporter. The end was somewhat predictable. Oh well. His character is also a womanizer. Most I have known in my life have a one track mind and are most worried about their next conquest.

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  • More than a little cliché

    More than a little cliché, with exhausting Hollywood tropes like the irredeemable alcoholic with a dark past and heavy resistance, a ticking clock, and female romantic interests who are at least 45 years younger than Clint (ick). The anti-hero treatment just doesn't work as well here as in many of his other movies, including his masterpiece, Unforgiven. Overall, this film feels a lot like it came out of the same cookie-cutter as Bloodwork and Absolute Power, which were also a bit period and stale. But True Crime certainly never rises to the amusing camp levels of Eiger Sanction or some of his early westerns. Definitely not the greatest of Eastwood's films, but reasonably watchable (once) if you don't expect too much.

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  • Wonderful movie

    Clint Eastwood is one of the great actors of our time. This was another great movie.

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  • Good action, Clint's the best.

    Great price for a great movie, and it's new - even better!

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  • GREAT

    great movie, love clint

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  • True Crime

    Good Clint Eastwood stuff...

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  • Review

    Excellent

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  • clint eastwood true crime

    its good move

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