Synopsis: When Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, his sister Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
U.S. Rating: R
Conviction is one of those great films to watch. Sadly, it seems that it didn't do as good as it should, maybe it was just considered as a low profile film. Based in a true story, the film offered a predictable, but pretty strong plot, along with an amazing cast. All cast involved in this film played their roles brilliantly. Hilary Swank played her heart in her role as Betty Anne Waters, as she always does in every single one of her films. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Peter Gallagher, Melissa Meo and Juliette Lewis played such amazing roles in this film.
The film is based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters and her brother Kenny Waters. Betty Anne and Kenny were really close to each other since little kids. Kenny used to break into other people's houses and just relax playing with her sister in beds, or stealing candy from the local shop. These little things always put him in trouble with the local police, since they always got caught. When they grew up, Kenny kept getting in trouble with the police, but always for minor things. By the time, Betty Anne was married with two kids and Kenny was also married and had a baby girl. During a funeral, Kenny is taken to jail and accused of murdering Katharina Brow, in Ayer Massachusetts (the murder occurred in 1980).
Kenny was wrongfully convicted in 1983, and since that moment, Betty Anne promised his brother that she would do anything to get him out of jail. She went back to school to earn her GED, then her bachelor's, a master's in education and finally a law degree from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.
While she was studying, she found information about attornet Barry Scheck, who led a team and project called "Innocence Project". This expert team helped to exonerate wrongfully convicted people through a new introduced forensic technique: DNA tests. She immediately asks for help and starts working with Barry Scheck on her brother's case. All this ambicious goal and dream, her effort studying and getting her degrees and all her fight to get the help and evidence she needed had a huge price in her life. She accomplished this while raising two boys alone and working as a waitress part-time. She lost her marriage and kids, when they went to live with their dad.
Betty Anne located biological evidence and then worked with the Innocence Project, to obtain DNA testing on the evidence—proving Waters' innocence and leading to his exoneration on June 19, 2001.
As said before, it was a very predictable but inspiring film. A woman who did and gave everything she could to get her wrongfully convicted brother out of jail, spent 18 years studying, earning all the degrees she needed, worked on finding all the evidence and tests she needed and finally proved in court his brother's innocence.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
U.S. Rating: R
Conviction is one of those great films to watch. Sadly, it seems that it didn't do as good as it should, maybe it was just considered as a low profile film. Based in a true story, the film offered a predictable, but pretty strong plot, along with an amazing cast. All cast involved in this film played their roles brilliantly. Hilary Swank played her heart in her role as Betty Anne Waters, as she always does in every single one of her films. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Peter Gallagher, Melissa Meo and Juliette Lewis played such amazing roles in this film.
The film is based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters and her brother Kenny Waters. Betty Anne and Kenny were really close to each other since little kids. Kenny used to break into other people's houses and just relax playing with her sister in beds, or stealing candy from the local shop. These little things always put him in trouble with the local police, since they always got caught. When they grew up, Kenny kept getting in trouble with the police, but always for minor things. By the time, Betty Anne was married with two kids and Kenny was also married and had a baby girl. During a funeral, Kenny is taken to jail and accused of murdering Katharina Brow, in Ayer Massachusetts (the murder occurred in 1980).
Kenny was wrongfully convicted in 1983, and since that moment, Betty Anne promised his brother that she would do anything to get him out of jail. She went back to school to earn her GED, then her bachelor's, a master's in education and finally a law degree from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.
While she was studying, she found information about attornet Barry Scheck, who led a team and project called "Innocence Project". This expert team helped to exonerate wrongfully convicted people through a new introduced forensic technique: DNA tests. She immediately asks for help and starts working with Barry Scheck on her brother's case. All this ambicious goal and dream, her effort studying and getting her degrees and all her fight to get the help and evidence she needed had a huge price in her life. She accomplished this while raising two boys alone and working as a waitress part-time. She lost her marriage and kids, when they went to live with their dad.
Betty Anne located biological evidence and then worked with the Innocence Project, to obtain DNA testing on the evidence—proving Waters' innocence and leading to his exoneration on June 19, 2001.
As said before, it was a very predictable but inspiring film. A woman who did and gave everything she could to get her wrongfully convicted brother out of jail, spent 18 years studying, earning all the degrees she needed, worked on finding all the evidence and tests she needed and finally proved in court his brother's innocence.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
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