It is true that the prosecution is required to establish its case beyond a reasonable doubt, but that does not mean that the degree of proof must be beyond a shadow of doubt. We do not think that the appellants have made out a case for grant of any such benefit. That brings us to the question whether the appellants could be given the benefit of doubt having regard to the nature of the evidence adduced by the prosecution against them. There are some quirky scenes here and there and a few good Hyams shots Well, it could have been worse I suppose, the movie was better than I expected, but I think I may be giving it more generosity than it deserves.13. If you are not bothered by this, you may find something to salvage from Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. Not for a moment is the story believable, and it takes too many ways out of conflict, including rushing scenes, throwing in cheap surprises, and also a deus ex machina to conclude the whole thing. Sounds good, but something goes very wrong. comes up with a crazy scheme which involves framing himself for a murder, getting arrested and hoping that Nicholas tries to pin something on him. Nicholas is an investigative reporter in Missouri who is convinced that the district attorney, has been faking evidence for the last 17 murder cases he has taken on. There is something kind of amusing about the idiocy of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt which may be just enough to keep you watching. Sounds pretty bad huh? Actually it wasn't. It feels rushed and ends on an anti-climactic note. It is a story that lives purely on coincidence and contrivance. This movie is arguably the dopiest courtroom drama of the decade (at least). The career of director/cinematographer Peter Hyams has been one of slow decent into mediocrity like Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, which has just a slight improvement over his previous entry A Sound of Thunder.
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