The Confession (1999)
After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctors responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is assigned Fertig's case. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.
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Really Surprised!
Memorable, crazy movie
As Good As It Gets
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Brilliant. Should b a 10. The lessons in this movie are important to all of us as individuals and a society. This is no fairy tale. Companies do this every day. Money is more important than ANYTHING else.One of the best films I have ever seen.
This movie tries to stretch believability and does a very poor job of it. Alec Baldwin stars as a defense attorney in his usual suave, slimy, snakeskin, but somehow is transformed by Ben Kingsley into a harmless bunny by the end of the film. The opening is good, with Kingsley seeking revenge on three hospital workers who failed to help his dying son. I thought, perfect, Baldwin is somehow going to work miracles with Kingsley and get an insanity plea. Unfortunately this was not the case, as "The Confession" veers off the tracks into political corruption, environmental hazards, and worst of all, philosophical diatribe .... - MERK
Normally films with Alec Baldwin, or practically any others of the Baldwin clan, would generally have me reaching for the remote so as to change channels. But, Ben Kingsley.......... so I decided to settle down and watch `The Confession'. And I am glad I did so. This is a pretty serious court-case, with some excellent scenes, and some good dialogues at times. If Baldwin is better than in anything else of his I have had (mostly) the misfortune of seeing, here he is really more than acceptable, even good. And Ben Kingsley is better: as good as anything since `Gandhi' (qv). `The Confession' shows clearly that neither of these actors need films of violence to keep intelligent spectators attentive: this film works, with good chemistry between the two men. The only weakness is that Baldwin just has to have a bit of an affair with...... no, I am not going to say with whom.If like me you are not exactly a Baldwin fan, do not pass this film over. It is a well-carried out dramatic piece which is worth your time.
The Confession is a moving film about an attorney's struggle to regain his soul. That sounds awfully high-flown, but the screenwriter and the filmmakers handle it with grace and economy. Alec Baldwin and Amy Irving make the material emotional without being melodramatic. There's also a nice legal mystery to go along with the characters' moral journeys.