Das Messer (1985)

Das Messer: Directed by Richard Marquand. With Maria Mayenzet, Peter Coyote, Dave Austin, Richard Partlow. A wealthy woman is murdered in her beach house. The husband is allegedly knocked out first. He inherits all. He has a female ex criminal prosecutor represent him in court.

“If you have never seen this film, then stop reading reviews and watch it because the film really works better if you donu0026#39;t know anything about it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow, the film is certainly flawed, but itu0026#39;s still interesting to watch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI love courtroom thrillers, and thereu0026#39;s plenty of court drama here, but not enough to make the picture work. I think another 20 minutes wouldu0026#39;ve added much more depth to courtroom sequences.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting is excellent, but the direction couldu0026#39;ve been sharper. I found the romance to be contrived, never had a flow to it, it just happened.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome blame must go to the screenplay, it wasnu0026#39;t strong, not enough depth to the characters, and some of the courtroom stuff was unrealistic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe photography is excellent, it hooked me into the picture.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, a good film, but I think the writing was a bit lazy.”