
An ambitious young lawyer is approached by an ex-lover who offers him all the evidence he needs to form a legal case against her husband, a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company. The lawyer starts the legal proceedings and continues begins an affair with the woman. The lawyer's boss and the executive settle the case without going to court. The lawyer finds the woman dead in her apartment, and it appears someone is trying blackmail the executive. Th... (Full plot summary below)
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An ambitious young lawyer is approached by an ex-lover who offers him all the evidence he needs to form a legal case against her husband, a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company. The lawyer starts the legal proceedings and continues begins an affair with the woman. The lawyer's boss and the executive settle the case without going to court. The lawyer finds the woman dead in her apartment, and it appears someone is trying blackmail the executive. The lawyer leaves the body in the apartment, but a mysterious stranger moves the body to his house moments before the police raid. The stranger was employed by the lawyer's boss, to kill the lawyer's wife for the murder of the woman, because the lawyer's boss works for the executive. The lawyer kills the stranger, and he and his wife agree not to tell anyone about all the people they murdered.
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| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonEither the Oscar-winning co-stars in this tawdry legal thriller didn't read the screenplay beforehand, or they didn't care. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfThe latest in a long line of forgettable efforts from both Hopkins and Pacino, who sleepwalk through this dreary, nonsensical movie, professionally trading lines with co-stars as their eyes slowly glaze over. |
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceAn incredible cast inexplicably stars in a poorly thought-out, low-budget neo-noir from filmmakers with no clout or even discernible past success. What, were they blackmailed? |
| Village VoiceChuck WilsonThe new thriller Misconduct is getting kicked to the curb by its distributor, which is too bad, because director Shintaro Shimosawa's debut feature boasts an elegant visual style and a mystery plot with so many absurd twists that the film becomes enjoyable high melodrama. |
| Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernThe movie’s silly-arty aesthetic is regurgitated Polanski, and there’s a shameless script steal from "Presumed Innocent." |
| VarietyJoe LeydonA flagrantly derivative but modestly diverting drama. |
| Total FilmMatt GlasbyThe result is pacy, patchy and, at the last, plain old slapdash: if anyone can work out what the eventual villain did -- or why -- please let us know. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt's the sort of by-the-numbers, forgettable thriller, starring actors whose marquee days are behind them. |
| GuardianBenjamin LeeIt shamelessly cribs from 90s potboilers (a last-minute twist is stolen from a notable film of the decade) and Pacino is hammier than a hog roast, but it's too lurid to be dull. |
| Under the RadarZach HollwedelMiscondcut boils down to a mortgage payment or two for its A-Listers ... and a swing and a miss for first-time director Shintaro Shimosawa. |