A Murder of Crows

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A Murder of Crows

"How can you believe in a system where the strong always prey on the weak?" -- this excellent film focuses on that question as it follows the spiritual fall of a previously honest lawyer who succumbs to temptation to pass off a brilliant novel as his own. Cuba Gooding is wonderful as the lawyer and the plot is brilliant. Moral questions abound in this film, and the suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat.

The actors attracted me to this film. They were all in it and did a fair amount of acting. The plot was very original. Be forewarned; if you're an attorney, it's not flattering to you. Sample line..."Without lawyers, we wouldn't need lawyers."

I love legal thriller/mystery movies, and Murder of Crows was one of the best ones I've seen. Cuba Gooding plays a lawyer down on his luck who decides to write a book. His character in the movie mentioned John Grisham, which I thought was funny because I had just been comparing the movie plot to the way John Grisham writes. I was surprised and intrigued by Tom Berenger - he made quiet a convincing investigator. I think he would have been better cast as the main character.

I thought this was a really good movie. Despite the fact that I was able to decipher the plot/mystery just before and as soon as the old man died (my high school had very vigorous English courses when I attended) I was in suspense and doubtful especially because I didn't know if I was right and all of my roommates had other ideas about the story's guilty party/parties. The actor Mark Pelligrino, in my opinion, is very talented. I thought he did a great job especially at the end. Even though Cuba Gooding Jr was the lead character, I thought the story was written in such a way the movie was really in almost everyone else's hands but his. Nothing to do with him, because he is a great actor as we've all seen (e.g. Boyz in the Hood). Did the same Andrew Stevens of Cinemax After Dark fame really produce this? Anyhow, I concur with the previous commenter that the movie's screenwriter did write this one well.

This crime thriller starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Berenger has everything to make itself average. While the storyline itself isn't new or original, it does succeed to interest and entertain, though its nothing special. The Pacing of the story can be a little slow and dull, but it picks up at various times. The acting is good, not great, but good. Cuba and Tom both do a job well done, and definitely did their best with what they had to work with. All in all just okay, if you are interested in it, or in any of the cast, I'd recommend it, but if average legal thrillers aren't your thing, skip it. My Rating- 6/10 Rated R-Language, nudity, a scene of strong sexuality and some violence

This film has a fabulous plot and great acting but it was filmed, scored, and cinemagraphed very poorly. Mr. Gooding is wonderful, as always and Mark Pellegrino is truly a great actor who has been greatly ignored and under-appreciated in the film industry, (though I am sure the stage adores him). This movie could have been so much more. It must not have had a large budget, because the scenes lacked the sense of suspense and drama that is achieved with good scoring and cinematography, but the acting was spectacular, especially the climatic scene with Mark near the end. Even a better musical score could have added a lot to the film. I also think the narration did little to support the plot, it took the drama and suspense from the film and made it seem a lot less serious. The plot is very dark but the film seemed to have lost that. I enjoyed this film nonetheless for its fine acting and marvelous screenplay.

This was an entertaining, slight film, to watch on TV on a Friday night. The film is interesting, with good performances from Cuba Gooding Jr as a lawyer-turned-novelist and Mark Pellegrino as the man who has framed / is framing him. Don't expect to have all loose ends tied up - a potentially good and interesting angle, a link between Mark Pellegrino and Eric Scholtz (Thurman Parks III, the guilty scumbag, whom the Cuba Gooding character fails to defend) is hinted at but never explored. This film is a bit like an extended Misomer Murders episode or an early-ish Agatha Christie film- don't expect any realistic crafting of crime. Expect only to be entertained, and you might be surprised!