
Defense attorney Richard Ramsey (Keanu Reeves) takes on a personal case when he swears to his widowed friend, Loretta Lassiter (Renée Zellweger), that he will keep her son Mike (Gabriel Basso) out of prison. Charged with murdering his father, Mike initially confesses to the crime. But as the trial proceeds, chilling evidence about the kind of man that Boone Lassiter (Jim Belushi) really was comes to light. While Ramsey uses the evidence to get his client acquitted, his new c... (Full plot summary below)
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Defense attorney Richard Ramsey (Keanu Reeves) takes on a personal case when he swears to his widowed friend, Loretta Lassiter (Renée Zellweger), that he will keep her son Mike (Gabriel Basso) out of prison. Charged with murdering his father, Mike initially confesses to the crime. But as the trial proceeds, chilling evidence about the kind of man that Boone Lassiter (Jim Belushi) really was comes to light. While Ramsey uses the evidence to get his client acquitted, his new colleague Janelle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) tries to dig deeper - and begins to realize that the whole truth is something she alone can uncover.
Leave your thoughts about The Whole Truth.
| The Film StageConor O'DonnellThere’s nothing monumental at play in The Whole Truth, but it’s not entirely without merit, satisfying on the same level one would digest a grocery store paperback. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfCompelling, supported by an unusual cast, but Hunt doesn't bring grit to this mainstream event, which gradually evolves into Grisham-esque nonsense. |
| IGN MoviesJosh LasserThe movie tips its hand just a little too much a little too often, which takes what could be an exceptionally satisfying thriller and turns it into an acceptable one. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThis engaging courtroom drama aces the trick of grounding its ludicrousness in a convincing facsimile of reality. |
| Assignment XAbbie BernsteinWe can tell the kind of movie The Whole Truth wants to be - Southern noir, full of cynicism and sorrow. Here, ambition outstrips achievement. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThere is some good acting here but I think the script done them wrong. |
| indieWireSteve GreeneA film that often avoids any middle ground, making for a cut-and-dried courtroom tale that desperately wants to be anything but. |
| New York Daily NewsDan GundermanWhile it does fall victim to a number of genre tropes, it is fronted by a believable Keanu Reeves and a pleasantly deceitful Renee Zellweger. Plus, an agreeable performance from the defendant character, played by Gabriel Basso, keeps the story pulsating. |
| Herald Sun (Australia)Leigh PaatschIn this current post-John Wick phase of his career, Keanu is giving off a little gravitas (and the odd sly aside at his own expense) that was never evident before. |
| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillCourtney Hunt's film is minor in scale but remains entertaining and modestly engaging throughout, and though it lingers a bit too long on its big reveal it never overstays its welcome. |