Should you watch Primal Fear?
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Primal Fear
Film · 1996
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
The sides of Primal Fear
- A flashy Chicago defense lawyer
- An altar boy accused of killing an archbishop
- A trial full of church secrets
Primal Fear is good for you if…
- you like a courtroom drama that saves its biggest blow for the last minutes.
- you like Edward Norton in his first film role, as a stuttering altar boy.
- you like piecing together what really happened to the archbishop.
Primal Fear is bad for you if…
- you can't watch a story involving the abuse of teenagers.
- you can't stand a brutal murder shown in photos and flashes.
About: truth · manipulation · justice
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