This movie was like

Was it Law and Order? I remember watching a TV series of an all female cast of cops who arrested a guy suspected in killing someone. When they caught the guy, he was timid and shy. I believe he was played by D.B. Sweeney. In the end, the only male cop in the cast confronted the guy while in the holding cell and asked if it was all an act and the look Sweeney gave to cop implied that he was acting the whole time, but there was nothing he could do about it.

I looked through D.B. Sweeney's page and I can't for the life of me find that TV series, episode or anything. I'm really beginning to second guess whether I saw that show at all. If anyone remembers the same show, please tell me what the name of it was and the episode.

I just remember watching Primal Fear and the first thing I thought about was that TV episode and was disappointed in the plagiarism.

It was pretty good. Edward Norton's performance stole the show. A few points of the movie were pretty slow moving, especially some of the red herring dialogue with Gere and the Mexican guys.

Thing that bothered me the most was how Laura Linney was allowed so much more flexibility in presenting her case than Gere. It was like the judge was on her side to begin with. Also the way Laura was intensely questioning Ed at the end (before he flipped out), I don't think that would actually be allowed in a courtroom.

Either way, still a relatively entertaining movie & Norton did a great job. He was a very convincing, stuttering southern rube.

6/10