This film is a mixture of psychological and courtroom thriller and, as i said in a previous post, is one of the most amazing films i think I've ever seen.
The film is all about the murder of the archbishop and the prime suspect is an altar boy (Edward Norton - who is pure genius in this role) as he is found covered in blood running from the police - all he remembers is that he 'blacked out' like he has been since he was smaller.
The reason for these black-outs turns out to be due to schizophrenia, the scene where his schizophrenia is discovered is shown below, and is probably my fabourite out of the entire film.
The schizphrenia is thought to have occured from the physically and emotional abuse Aaron (Edward Norton) suffered at the hands of his father and the sexual abuse he suffered from the archbishop - this being his alleged motive for the murder.
What i particularly enjoyed about the film was how it explored blind trust and instinct, Martin Vail (Richard Gere) is the Lawyer of Aaron and he blindly trusts him with nothing but his word as the evidence stacks up against him.
Rating: *****
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