You won't be disappointed!

Please don't spend money on this.

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

True Crime (1999) This is a mystery drama film directed by Clint Eastwood. It was adapted from a 1995 novel of the same name. Eastwood stars in the film as a journalist covering the execution of a death row inmate, only to find that he may actually be innocent. Eastwood times two is usually bankable as a strong film. I like going back to watch older films when I can't find anything recent. I overlooked this film when it first came out. The cast was solid with known actors of the day and currently actors early in their careers. It included Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary, Lisa Gay Hamilton, James Woods, Michael McKean, and Mary McCormack. This crime thriller is a race against the clock as Eastwood's character only comes to this realization the same day as the execution is scheduled. The way he ultimately puts the pieces together is thrilling. It really is a good film.

There was so much laughter in the theater when I saw this movie. It was making me mad, because I had paid a fair amount to watch this thing. However, as the movie went on, I found myself having a hard time not laughing either. The script as awful. The acting was terrible. The direction, horrific. It was just a really bad movie that looked like it was made by a first time director, with a learning disability. Then there is the total lack of any realism. Growing up I was such a big fan of the actor that was Clint Eastwood. As an adult, I cannot believe how truly terrible he is as a director. And the uncomfortable romance scenes had be squirming. Hey gramps, quit being a pervert. But I digress, horrible and unrealistic movie.

Based on Andrew Klavan's 1997 novel of the same name, Clint Eastwood's 'True Crime' is a watchable film, but it's not memorable. Reason? The erratic screenplay, that goes Topsy-Turvy in the second-hour.Eastwood stars in the film as a journalist covering the execution of a death row inmate, only to discover that the convict may actually be innocent.'True Crime' is interesting parts. The erratic screenplay plays a spoilsport in the second-hour. Eastwood's Direction is completely under-stated & well-done, how one wishes if the screenplay had been tighter.Performance-Wise: Eastwood is mediocre. Isaiah Washington gives a fantastic performance. James Woods shines in a brief role. Denis Leary is effective. Lisa Gay Hamilton is impressive. Bernard Hill is passable. Others lend support.On the whole, 'True Crime' is a one-time watch.

Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, I didn't know anything about what this film would involve, and I will be honest in saying that it was purely because of the leading star, and his good supporting cast, that I decided to watch. Basically Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) is an alcoholic and womanising reporter and journalist for the Oakland Tribune, and he is covering the story of Frank Louis Beechum (Romeo Must Die's Isaiah Washington) who faces execution for murder. The verdict of whether he killed a pregnant woman who owed him $96 was guilty, and he will be put to death at midnight in a few days, and Steve, who is also feeling grief after the death of his wife in a car accident, has to see if the sentence is fair. As Steve covers the story closer, he unearths undiscovered evidence from the night in question, that may prove that Beechum is in fact guilty, but his boss Bob Findley (Denis Leary) doesn't want to listen to him, since he is a disruption, and he slept with his wife. It comes to the point when Steve finds the substantial evidence that proves Beechum is indeed innocent, because of missed witnesses or something, and he races to stop the execution as it is about to happen, and in the end thankfully he stopped it just in time. Also starring Lisa Gay Hamilton as Bonnie Beechum, James Woods as Alan Mann, Bernard Hill as Warden Luther Plunkitt, Diane Venora as Barbara Everett, Michael McKean as Reverend Shillerman, Michael Jeter as Dale Porterhouse and K-PAX's Mary McCormack as Michelle Ziegler. Eastwood directs reasonably well, but his screen presence as the grizzled but determined investigator is a good performance, and the other good names in the cast get just about enough time to show their talent too, it is a simple of story of reporter trying to prove a man he is writing about innocent, but it is a near enough satisfactory crime thriller. Worth watching!