This is by way of being a vanity film for the always pleasing Dennehy who is seldom off the screen and who writes and directs here as well, and he is adept at building to a mood of suspense, although his acting range limitations are brought into focus. Against tremendous odds, Charley Sloan must find a way to prove to the jury that Angel Harwell might be innocent-to create in their minds a small but crucial shadow of a doubt.Brian Dennehy portrays Charlie Sloan, a recovering alcoholic defense attorney back from the lower depths and hired by an old flame, Robin Harwell (Bonnie Bedelia), to represent her stepdaughter Angel (Fairuza Balk) in a murder case wherein Angel has been arrested for the slaying of her father and Robin's husband, wealthy Harrison Harwell, a case less than promising for the defendant after being snared in hiding with bloody hands and clothing, and possibly coerced into giving a videotaped confession. Propelled by a desperate need to redeem himself, Charley descends into a shadowy world of murder and money, deceit and illusion. As the courtroom tension escalates, Charley discovers he is as much on trial as his client. But suddenly, Charley is swept back into the public spotlight when Robin Harwell, a woman he once loved, retains him to defend her stepdaughter, Angel, accused of murdering her millionaire father.ĭespite mounting accusations that question his competence, and despite frenzied opposition by a politically ambitious prosecutor, Charley is reluctantly drawn into defending Angel in what becomes a media circus. In the realistic and gritty tradition of The Verdict comes Shadow of a Doubt, an electric courtroom drama of immense power, based on the best-selling novel by Judge William Coughlin.Īctor Brian Dennehy plays Charley Sloan, a once-spectacular attorney and now a recovering alcoholic who hides from and fears his illustrious past.
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