Review of Murder in the First (1995) by Frances H — 05 Jan 2013
Poignent, deeply touching and inspiring story of two men's victory over inhumane treatment by the U.S. Penal System. Christian slater and Gary Oldman give good performances, but Kevin Bacon's is outstanding as the tortured Henry Young, who just wants to know friendship before he dies.
What makes this film so relevant for today is that conditions in our prisons are still bad, even maybe as bad a Henry suffered(Guantanamo Bay comes to mind), but no trial such as Henry's has come into the public eye.
Everyone should see this movie.
This review of Murder in the First (1995) was written by Frances H on 05 January 2013.
Murder in the First has generally received very positive reviews.
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