An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Al Pacino and since it was available on HBO Max, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it was a really interesting story with tons of potential, to be honest, the movie itself was not really good though. I have to admit that I wasn’t really familiar with this case and the first 30 mins were just seriously disjointed. I also think it was a mistake to put so much attention on Linda Kenney Baden, Phil Spector’s lawyer. I mean, I get it, like the audience, Baden at first was convinced that Spector was either guilty or doomed to be condemned but, slowly, she came to realize that he probably didn’t do it after all and this approach was pretty obvious. However, who cares that she was suffering of pneumonia through seemingly the whole trial? Furthermore, the person of interest in this case was Phil Spector himself, not his freaking lawyer. Anyway, the whole idea was to show that Phil Spector, from their perspective, probably didn’t shoot the poor woman and that it was, after all, a tragic incident and it was an interesting approach because it seemed to be common knowledge that Spector was guilty. On the other hand, it was dealing with a reclusive guy with an erratic behavior who was either high or drunk maybe half of the time and owned dozens of firearms. I mean, even if it was an accident, it was probably bound to happen at some time. Eventually, this movie was also another example how rigged and flawed the US judicial system is. Basically, no matter the evidence or lack of it, the American people and the jury thought that Spector was guilty even before the trial started because of his (probably deserved) terrible reputation. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though but, with such material, it could have been so much better though. 

6/10