Criminal Law

CRIMINAL LAW covers essentially the same territory as Norman Jewison's ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, telling the story of a defense attorney who must come to terms with the realities and responsibilities of his job. Gary Oldman plays Ben Chase, an affluent, self-satisfied criminal lawyer who gains acquittal for Martin Thiel (Kevin Bacon) in a murder trial, then comes to believe that his client is guilty not just of that crime but of a more recent murder. After consulting with police detectives Mesel (Joe Don Baker) and Stillwell (Tess Harper), Ben devises a plan to prove Martin's guilt, beginning a bizarre relationship in which the psychotic Martin tests the limits of th...