Poorly acted, too slow and too long. The plot could have been made very interesting, as all true stories can be. But this movie is a Dud!

By the end of this movie, I think it is rather impossible to not be moved by the sheer strength and relentlessness of Betty, played with greatness by Hilary Swank. Its a sad story but an against all odds story. You won't know if he is innocent or not until near the end. Could have gone further to add more tear jerking scenes but very powerful.

This is a "must-see." Hilary Swank is truly one of the great actresses of our time. Kudos to Sam Rockwell and Juliette Lewis, and Minnie Driver who deserves a best supporting actress nomination. She was superb and her ability to always effect an American accent so perfectly, in this case with a Massachuetts cadence is outstanding. Great direction by Tony Goldwyn (although this ability is in his genes and he makes good use of it). A profound story - and a riveting movie. It is always so sad to see how many innocent people are wrongly accused and sentenced to prison. I have rarely been in the theater where the audience was so quiet.

Even though you know what's going to happen in this movie, you are still suckered in by the strong performances. After all nobody plays "trailer-park" better than Swank and Juliette Lewis. Swank plays the good sister with the heart of gold and of course Lewis plays the trashy girlfriend.The only unbelievable casting is pretty-boy Peter Gallagher as lawyer Barry Scheck. Oh well it's Hollywood after all ! That said,the story has a nice build-up explaining the siblings tough upbring and their very close relationship along with the politics in their small town that led to the brother's conviction. There is a nice twist at the end which almost stops his release, which rings true in this anti-crime era.This is a GO for me,but you could wait for the DVD since this movie is in limited release.

We both loved the movie