Absolutely Fantastic

A lot of fun.

A Disappointing Continuation

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

David Swain (Kyle MacLachlan) is a successful lawyer with political aspirations and he decides to form an organization called the National Justice Project that sets out to help those who were wrongfully convicted. Charles Conti (Jason O'Mara) a former cop, is the one who investigates all of the cases along with some other volunteers. And once he has enough evidence that proves the person's innocence he gives it to Swain who in turn gets them out and hogs all the glory. Also staring Constance Zimmer and Marisol Nichols.It lasted 13 episodes. There was some complaints that it was a left wing propaganda where all criminals are just falsely accused. The story lines were definitely left leaning, and you've lost half the audience already. Otherwise, it's a good legal procedural show.

This is an enjoyable show that raises some interesting questions not typically considered by primetime TV.It has been well established that the legal system often convicts innocent people. This show dramatizes the complexity of how that happens. We might even get some ideas about how to make things better! Insights are good things.... There are definite comedic points in the interplay of the ex-cop team leader and the politico head of the project, the team leader and the women.At times, the forensic examinations reveal really interesting tidbits that are very clever.It is fun to watch this show, and given some more time, the characterizations will get better. Good stuff to be aware of.Enjoy!

What is it that makes a show great? To me, it is about the characters, the chemistry between them, and how 'real' they are. In Justice has well developed characters that have great chemistry between them(Conti and Swain, John and Brianna, even Conti and Sonya)and yes, they are very complex and very real. To me, it is about the mood and the atmosphere; the music, the lighting,the set, the dialog, etc. In Justice has mastered both.I especially like how it is able to combine drama, procedural, investigative, and comic relief all in one hour and how it can get from funny to sad or serious in split seconds. I also like how this show uses music to its advantage.Then again, to me, it is also about predictability. A great show is NOT predictable. Sure, it must deliver on its promise but after a while that gets boring and people stop watching it. As human beings, we are both driven by and attracted to challenge...and we are also moved by and attracted to people or causes through tragedy. Last night, In Justice dealt with a very real, human, and uncomfortable 'loss' for the first time when they lost the case. Not only did the actors do an amazing job emotionally, but that episode proved that this show is serious, worth while, and certainly not afraid to deal with the underbellies of very controversial topics (capital punishment, religion, political agenda). In Justice is a great show. As long as it keeps to its promise, but at the same time be real to real life...it will continue to extend itself to my morning water-cooler discussions. I do hope more people catch on to it and that ABC is willing to take it to next season.

The first show I watched all the way through was February 17th. Kyle MacLachlan was hardly recognizable since the last thing I saw him in was "Blue Velvet" and he was 20 years younger. I had to actually check it out to make sure it was Kyle. This ending surprised me and left me talking to myself. It was not a normal Hollywood ending where the innocent victim was saved in the last two minutes of the show. We are led to believe the black man, although convicted for a fire and murder 8 years earlier, might be innocent, we see he still got the needle. Such a show could backfire, and cause the American justice system a new set of problems to deal with. Not a show I would give a high rating to.