Review – Under Suspicion

Though this seems like it was probably a labor of love for most of the people involved (especially stars and executive producers Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman), the result is less than lovely. The plot here is a standard stew of a murder investigation superimposed on an extended conversation between a prominent tax attorney and a cop who suspects him of heinous crimes. Some of the editing techniques are interesting, and the acting’s competent enough. The real drawback is the script, which is nowhere near as clever as the writers must have thought it was. Though I’ve seen worse murder thrillers, I was disappointed by the amount of time I spent having my nose rubbed in child molestation, rape and other sordid business to precious little avail. See if desperate