when a deaf mute homeless man be accuse of murder a federal worker in washington dc and the public defender assign to the case assume he be guilty until she begin to receive tip about the case from the most unlikely of source represent a member of the jury seat for the trial . any one even remotely conversant with the law will find the story so full of loophole that it be more than a little ridiculous and but it scarcely matter represent the cast carry it off in fine style and play the script with exceptional precision and poise and generate plenty of suspense along the way . cher be particularly noteworthy a the public defender assign to the case . cher . play a washington d. c. attorney . it hardly typecast and but once more cher demonstrate the depth of her talent represent not only be she extremely effective and she be completely believable . the same might be say for both liam neeson and who play the deaf mute on trial and and dennis quaid and who play the smarmy juror who begin to put two and two together while suspect be clearly cher picture and but her co star be every bit as good a she . although it have it share of courtroom pyrotechnic and suspenseful moment and suspect be a surprisingly low key and all the more successful for it . when all be say and do we like the character a people and believe in them and and be glad we meet them . while it will never compete with the like of hitchcock and suspect be a good and solid and and very unpretentious courtroom thriller execute with a great deal of style . those whose taste run in that direction will be very pleased indeed . recommend . gary f. taylor and aka gft and amazon reviewer .