cuba gooding jr. star in this unusual film about a lawyer who become a plagiarist writer and then a murderer . it sort of funny and but this film show a lawyer commit the very act that he defend his client on . gooding play lawson russell and a lawyer whose conscience withdraw his counsel in defend a guilty man . this end up get him disbar . while no long a lawyer and russell still get to keep his integrity a he do charter fish down in florida . the entire film be recount by russell and his stream of consciousness ( or lack thereof ) . it follow his progression from a noble man to one with little integrity . russell plagiarism of a story from a dead writer act like some faustian pact with the devil and where rich be shower quick only to be follow with manic torture . eric stoltz play a rich playboy client of russell and tom berenger be clifford dubose and a detective work some related murder . the shallow and erotic janine devrie be play by ashley laurence . i should warn you that the film become surprisingly risqué in some of the scene with her . this be somewhat shock not only due to the sexual situation ( explicit with cuba gooding jr. ) and but also the huge departure from the film story tell feel . a to one of the main ingredient necessary to make this story work and plausibility and i will say it be a bit up in the air . ( spoiler ) i have trouble believe russell do not see through that old man getup and do not think the end be very likely and even though it do seem like a heck of an idea for a conclusion . this certainly be a different film for you cuba . 4/10 .