Amazing pacing. Feeds viewers just enough to keep them hungry for the next tiny detail, the next minor twist.

I really don't like Courtroom Dramas. What's so interesting about the girl's underwear?

The musical score is rather intrusive for a movie like this; and the ending is wrapped up a little too quickly. Other than that though, great performances by everyone.

One part film noir, one part Hitchcock, and one part To Kill A Mockingbird. One of the best courtroom dramas I've ever seen. That said, I still can't quite wrap my head around Jimmy Stewart talking frankly about panties and ejaculation.

I like a good court room drama, and this is definately one of the best! The great thing is that we havent seen the actual incident and we are therefore put in the jurys tough position of judging wether who's right and who's wrong. Like them we get almost all our information directly from the witness stand except when Stewart is out nosing around. Stewart is solid as always and the 160 minutes fly by as you await the verdict...

Fantastic. A storm of well constructed dialogues. One of the best court movies ever made with really good actings, but the ending could easily have been better.

It honestly felt like a waste of time. It's just another court room movie. 160 minutes of 'just another court room movie.'

Great performances. One of the best court movies ever made.

A real potboiler if there ever was one. There is a strange conflict between words and actions, and the film is constantly subverting your expectations, peeling back layer after layer. Admirably there is no clear line drawn between good and evil, and it's not as if we're just waiting for inevitable justice or redemption. We actively participate. It really ratchets things up in the second half, when the trial begins. The cast is generally fantastic, and Preminger is at home pushing the envelope.

I love how ambiguous this film's conclusion is, most of the people involved in the case are so suspect, morally and otherwise, that it's impossible to say whether Manion is guilty, and yet that isn't the point. This film's success is a result of its willingness to portray Stewart's Biegler as both imperfect and uncertain, and yet still willing to passionately defend a person based, not on his own certainty, but rather on the principles that he holds dear.

Nice Movie

A mostly un-miraculous film when seen today given the staleness of courtroom dramas. Sure, it's easy to get wrapped up in the story (as with most courtroom dramas, no matter how cliche) and James Stewart and George C. Scott provide a great presence to the film just by being there, but it never really makes an impression. It does seem to be shockingly obscene given it's era of release, and watching "Mr. Wholesome" Stewart is odd in that respect, but beyond that context it's mostly bland.

James Stewart is outstanding in this courtroom drama. Stewart is a joy to watch from beginning to end. Lee Remick also is very good in her role. The story is straight forward but still interesting.

Excellent courtroom film with great performances.

A fine courtroom drama with a great cast, enjoyable dialogue, and a nice sense of ambiguity. I don't think it's as well crafted as say Witness for the Prosecution or 12 Angry Men, but it's still a really good film all in all. Also, the soundtrack is fantastic.

Not bad by any stretch, but this seems to be overrated. Some good performances by Stewart and Scott, but the case and story aren't really all that interesting. I also hated how many jokes seemed to be in the film. Maybe I prefer a more straightforward courtroom drama. It's also too long.

Very long movie with unsympathetic characters and no payoff. Might be interesting as an introduction to law, but those looking for entertainment should stay away.

Or as I like to call it, Anatomy of a Moider!

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