when at the very start of the film paleontologist donald sutherland arrive at the argyle family house and it come out he be the undeniable alibi for one of the member execute for murder his mother two year ago your sensation be that you be about to watch a top thriller while an innocent man have be convict and a killer be still around . but a the film run along your disappointment increase inevitably . ordeal by innocence be a dull and at time even bore film that doesn not raise at any moment . nothing interesting happen all along and even the final revealing of the fact lack surprise and intensity ( wether you guess or not ) . donald sutherland and cristopher plummer and faye dunaway and sarah mile ( far from her good performance in ryan daughter ) just pass through their role and not very enthusiastically either . you would not miss much if you skip this one .