Presumed Innocent (DVD 1999)

Bonnie Bodelia portrays the loving understanding supportive wife that most married women outwardly deem to suggest they are. Underneath she hides the feelings of betrayal and sense of uselessness that a woman cheated on really feels. This feeling is so overwhelming that she is prepared to see the man she loves convicted of murder in order to save her marriage and take her revenge on her husbands infidelities. Harrison Ford plays his part so well. He is intense and lost. As in most of his films he lumbers through his role sometimes almost with an innocence of a new actor in his debut part. In fact Ford is brilliant. Greta Scaachi plays the victim in keeping with her record of playing nude scenes in most if not all films she had been in. Am not sure if these scenes were necessary since the story is told in flashbacks so the sexual scenes could easily have been left out but recounted verbally by Harrison Ford whilst giving his evidence. The story keeps you guessing - you know Ford is innocent but as there is no obvious other suspect you are forced to look for the real killer. This is very cleverly hidden until very near the end when the identity of the real murderer is revealed. Almost like a Hitchcock suspense thriller or an episode of Tales Of The Unexpected. The twist to the story makes this film rivetting.