The innocent black man mistakenly convicted of murder; the last-minute attempt for a reprieve. Been there; done that. All that was needed was a close-up of the telephone at the gas chamber and a close shot of the warden sweating before throwing the switch. Oh wait, we got those too.If you want a nice antidote to these cliches, may I recommend "Just Cause," which, although filled with plenty of cliches of its own (including a hysterical flickering-lights-while-the-electric-chair-is-turned-on scene) ends up with an unexpected bad guy and a few innocent bodies to boot.