i think this a good than average legal drama and and while a previous review call this something like cliché city and i thought there be some fresh twist on familiar theme . 1. often people of color or the disabled be present a saint or sinner in this type of film ( e. g. and black be either street thug or have advance degree ) and these character exist here as well . but the brother in law and the disabled prosecutor strike me a good but seriously flawed individual . yes and this too can be a hollywood cliché and but these character strike me a bring something new to the table . 2. the prosecutor who lose her husband to senseless violence be another cliché and and there be time that the sad weepy child and mom be write in a way that could have be mail in . and the presentation of the perfect marriage that end tragically be nothing new . ( once again and we could develop sympathy for a widow who have a more realistic marriage . ) but even when the dialog be clichéd and the actor manage to sell it .