'Conviction' Mega-Guide: Reviews, screen times, tweets, video and more
Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) dedicates her life to overturning a murder conviction against her brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) in "Conviction," the partially locally shot film that opens in Ann Arbor and Brighton on Friday.
WHO: Tony Goldwyn, director. Cast includes Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Peter Gallagher, Ari Graynor, Clea Duvall, Juliette Lewis and more. WHAT: Based on true events, Single mother Betty Anne Waters puts herself through law school in order to represent her brother, wrongfully convicted of murder with no more chances to appeal his case through public defenders. WHEN AND WHERE: Opening Friday at Quality 16, Rave Motion Pictures, State Theater and Brighton Town Square. Get complete local screen times. HOW LONG: 107 minutes. RATING: Rated R (Language, some violent images).
REVIEWS AROUND THE WEB: • David Germain, Associated Press • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune • Tom Long, Detroit News • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly • Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter • Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times • David Edelstein, New York Magazine • Lou Lumenick, New York Post • A.O. Scott, New York Times • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone • Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com • Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine • Claudia Puig, USA Today • Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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WATCH THE TRAILERS: Official trailer
TV spot
"CONVICTION" CLIPS: • "Tell you what, buttercup" • "I need you to come with me" • "What's the 'statue of limitations'?" • "We're going to be friends" • "Save the day" • "So this is what I'm gonna do" • "You think i haven't thought of that?" • "You may not win" • "We got you now" • More "Conviction" video at Yahoo! Movies
MORE VIDEOS: • Official cast interview • Official featurettes: | Meet Betty Anne Waters | Casting Hilary Swank | Casting Sam Rockwell • IMDB interviews: Hilary Swank | Sam Rockwell | Minnie Driver | Juliette Lewis • Hilary Swank on "Conviction": David Letterman | Hollyscoop.com | iCineyTV • Sam Rockwell on "Conviction": BackStageCasting | Qtv • Minnie Driver on "Conviction": Craig Ferguson | CriticsChoiceMovies.com | EyeBiteTV | MaximoTV • Juliette Lewis on "Conviction": BlackBerry CriticsChoiceMovies.com | MaximoTV | Tribute.ca • "Conviction" premiere: 1 | 2 • "Conviction" Q&A at Toronto International Film Festival
Abra Rice (Minnie Driver) helps best friend Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) review suspicious evidence against Kenny Waters in "Conviction."
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