TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

TonyMontana96 (Originally reviewed: 26/01/2017) I have seen a lot of courtroom thrillers in my time, and none have been as suspense free as Guilty as Sin. Don Johnson plays a narcissistic womanizer who's secretly a nutcase, though his performance may not necessarily be bad, it's all wrong as he comes off as laughable or a Sonny Crockett lost the plot type of guy, in which there are too many moments where I thought, that's Sonny Crockett gone mad and not the presumed character of 'David Greenhill'. The other half is played by De Mornay (Greenhill's attorney, crush) who I have no complaints about here, as she is effective for the most part. There's a lot of supporting characters who are ultimately forgettable, another major problem with this film. Also it's extremely predictable, as we know he's a nut, so he's obviously guilty, so why bother watching any further unless you're intrigued for an ending that's plain and simple, not good. However I will praise its never boring momentum which keeps the picture minimally watchable more times than not.There's a lot of the story that is silly, there's plenty of clichés, and there's enough painfully embarrassing moments to get anyone laughing until the ending which will get anyone cringing with its fake looking, implausible balcony sequence, and yes that has got to be one of the most ridiculous endings I've ever seen in a thriller, and I've sat through The Perfect Stranger and a much worse film called The Gift. You will leave Guilty as Sin knowing two things, 1) Don Johnson loves himself and 2) this film sucks.

preppy-3 **SPOILERS THROUGHOUT THE REVIEW** High powered attorney Jennifer Haines (Rebecca DeMorany) is seduced by handsome, smooth (and obviously sociopathic) David Greenhill (Don Johnson) into defending him over a charge that he killed his wife. As she gets to know him she discovers that he DID kill his wife and is slowly destroying her life. She gets old friend Moe (Jack Warden is wasted) to help her but David isn't above killing to get his way.It starts off good with great acting by DeMornay and Johnson but the story gets sillier as the movie goes on. Some VERY questionable legal technicalities are bought up and DeMorany goes to truly ridiculous lengths to get Johnson convicted WHILE she's defending him! Also there are huge loopholes in the script and DeMornay overreacts (and overacts) when she realizes what's going on. Seriously, wouldn't an intelligent attorney like her see that Greenhill is a raging sociopath AND extremely dangerous? Still all the acting is good and it leads up to a bloody and satisfying conclusion. I give this a 6 but (unless you're a fan of any of the stars) you're not missing anything. I originally saw it back in 1993 in a theatre and I wasn't thrilled with it then either.

sammybarb I was skeptical when I saw this movie was on, but watched it anyway. I found myself stopping what I was doing, and drawn into it. Don Johnson is PERFECT for this part, and it is some of his best work, I think, Rebecca DeMornay was also perfect, and it is a really good movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat. This movie keep you wondering what is REALLY true, and then, when you find out, it becomes very creepy and tense.I recommend this movie highly, if you like a good psychological thriller, that is not gory or bloody, but really makes you think. It is acted so well, it also makes you realize there are great looking psychopaths out there, and the plot is completely believable.

ShootingShark Jennifer Haines is a top-notch defence lawyer who takes on the case of David Greenhill, a lothario accused of murdering his rich wife. Greenhill used his attorney-client privilege to smugly confess not only to this murder, but to those of other wealthy women. Haines decides to risk her career by planting false evidence to prove Greenhill's guilt ...Courtroom thrillers are a dime a dozen, and it's very unusual to find one as original as this - it supplants lots of clichés, focuses on the bare minimum of characters and comes up with lots of great ideas, which is why it entertains so much. It's styled much more like an old Hitchcock picture, with an intelligent yet vulnerable female lead and a suave but psychotic male. DeMornay is terrific and Johnson was made for this part, and they have tremendous intensity together on-screen, even though Haines has only fear and revulsion for Greenhill. The movie's prime asset is Larry Cohen's excellent script, with lots of snappy dialogue ("You know what the problem with committing perfect murders is - you can't tell anybody."), and oodles of interesting plot twists - Greenhill picks out his defender before perpetrating his crime, Haines deliberately tries to lose her case (what American lawyer would ever do that), Greenhill produces evidence both for and against himself and connecting him to Haines - his ingenuity is boundless. There is a great simple score by Howard Shore, and Andrzej Bartkowiak's photography is crisp and polished, with lots of elegant simple two-shots of the leads, often with one in profile whispering in the other's ear. A fine thriller, well directed by old pro Lumet, which does what any good crime story should do - grab your attention and keep you guessing.