Plus, of course, there was the lure of completing one of the last great world “firsts”.Soon his shortcomings became clear, and he resorted to faking his position to give him a chance of finishing. (The boat-building runs massively over schedule and Donald doesn’t leave until the very end of October – the final deadline in order to participate in the race. But when Bryan reviews the case against Johnny D, he finds it to be completely thin.The only evidence against him are two witness statements – and the star witness’s, Ralph Myers’s – a lifelong convict – story makes no sense at all – he says that he for some reason went with Johnny D to the crime scene and was held at gunpoint, but also he was alone for a huge stretch of time and for some reason didn’t flee. When four estranged brothers return home to say their last goodbye to their dying mother, Grace, hidden motivations reveal themselves. If you don’t know the outcome, and don’t want to before you see the film, bookmark and come back later! It’s a driven and in some ways scary performance. Bryan returns to Eva, devastated.Bryan returns to Myers, and presents him the information he knows: that his original statement was completely different, and also that he was transferred to death row for an evening before he confessed. It’s an unflinching portrayal that’s sympathetic but utterly realistic about Crowhurst’s failings, as every disaster becomes etched on Firth’s increasingly troubled and guilt-ridden face.“A story packed with courage, self-discipline and an unswerving belief in his own capabilities” is how Hallworth (David Thewlis) writes up Crowhurst’s increasingly unbelievable achievements as they’re phoned through from the wrong sea at the wrong time.He is certainly courageous, though how much is choice (social and financial humiliation really does appear to be a fate worse than death) is moot. Home invasion thrillers have their work cut out for them.
His mental health struggles and his attempts to put his cheating into some kind of cosmic map are always heartbreaking, even though his original plan was foolhardy, and driven nearly as much by hubris as by necessity and obligation.Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, John Wick lover and Gerard Butler apologist. Weisz is very good – Clare is one of those women who has little say in a decision but then simply makes the best of it, being as supportive as they can be – though there’s not much for the actress (or the character!) And his personal self-discipline contrasts with his haphazard preparations. JUST MERCY *CUT TO THE CHASE* NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Alex. Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you!In 1987 in Alabama, Walter ‘Johnny D’ McMillan (Jamie Foxx) is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to death row for the murder of Ronda Morrison – a crime he did not commit. Though he hesitates, Myers eventually admits he lied and that Johnny D is innocent. Amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst’s emotional collapse, as he tries to non-stop circumnavigate the globe in his trimaran It’s clear from his first preparations that he’s woefully ill-equipped for the task he’s set himself.
Bryan eventually gets the other witness, Ralph Myers (Tim Blake Nelson) to admit the police threatened him to get his witness statement.
Bryan goes to Chapman’s house and confronts him, arguing for justice and the truth, but Chapman will not buckle.At the motion for dismissal of charges, Bryan makes a moving and impassioned speech about the law, justice, and fairness, and argues that in a just world these charges must be dismissed. But what I gathered was, everyone there was just after her money and didn't want to cure her. Bryan goes to meet Johnny D’s family and friends, who all corroborate that Johnny was with them at a fish fry during the time of the murder. And as his dream crumbles, the foundations of his understanding of what kind of man he is, are as brutally exposed as his unfinished boat on the stormy sea.Crowhurst (Colin Firth) is at all times beholden to men more astute than him (in this sphere anyway – he does seem to have been a gifted inventor, if not a terribly good businessman when it came to marketing).Rodney Hallworth, his publicist, is so good that even before Donald sets off, the unknown weekend sailor has big-name brands donating supplies for the voyage, and a BBC deal. With James Wolk, Tom Lipinski, Caitlin FitzGerald, Mike Donovan. to do.Marsh’s approach to filming what is both a well-known yet mysterious story works well. Directed by Chris Sparling.
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