* . *
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Friday, July 18, 2025
Earth-News
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Theater at Santa Fe’s San Isidro Plaza will be converted into IMAX, family entertainment venue – Santa Fe New Mexican

    Santa Fe’s San Isidro Plaza Theater Transforms into Exciting IMAX Family Entertainment Venue

    B&B Theatres will open massive entertainment complex in Texas – The Business Journals

    B&B Theatres will open massive entertainment complex in Texas – The Business Journals

    Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape – New Haven Register

    Broadcast Networks Confront Turbulent Times in a Rapidly Changing Media Landscape

    Black River Entertainment Adds Traci Hite As Director Of Promotion, Southeast – MusicRow.com

    Black River Entertainment Welcomes Traci Hite as New Director of Southeast Promotion

    Entertainment Business Master’s Grad Launched Nonprofit to Nurture Emerging Artists – Full Sail University

    Entertainment Business Master’s Grad Launched Nonprofit to Nurture Emerging Artists – Full Sail University

    Review: At the Huntington, the New Hollywood String Quartet recalls legendary studio musicians – Los Angeles Times

    Review: At the Huntington, the New Hollywood String Quartet recalls legendary studio musicians – Los Angeles Times

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Simpson College to purchase medical simulation technology with grant funds – Iowa Capital Dispatch

    Simpson College to purchase medical simulation technology with grant funds – Iowa Capital Dispatch

    SailGP Technologies officially launches new center of excellence in technology & innovation – Sail-World.com

    SailGP Technologies officially launches new center of excellence in technology & innovation – Sail-World.com

    Victorville’s new gunfire-detecting technology already making strides, city says – NBC Los Angeles

    Victorville’s New Gunfire-Detecting Technology Is Already Making a Difference, City Officials Say

    Guest columnist: China cutting corners on technology – The State Journal

    China’s Rapid Tech Advances Spark Worries About Cutting Corners

    Sentrycs’ Cyber Over RF technology integrated into Rafael’s combat-proven Drone Dome system – Defence Industry Europe

    Sentrycs’ Cyber Over RF Technology Boosts Rafael’s Battle-Tested Drone Dome System

    Nordic Air Defence raises $3 million to expand operations and advance drone defence technology – Defence Industry Europe

    Nordic Air Defence Lands $3 Million to Transform Drone Defense and Supercharge Operations

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Theater at Santa Fe’s San Isidro Plaza will be converted into IMAX, family entertainment venue – Santa Fe New Mexican

    Santa Fe’s San Isidro Plaza Theater Transforms into Exciting IMAX Family Entertainment Venue

    B&B Theatres will open massive entertainment complex in Texas – The Business Journals

    B&B Theatres will open massive entertainment complex in Texas – The Business Journals

    Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape – New Haven Register

    Broadcast Networks Confront Turbulent Times in a Rapidly Changing Media Landscape

    Black River Entertainment Adds Traci Hite As Director Of Promotion, Southeast – MusicRow.com

    Black River Entertainment Welcomes Traci Hite as New Director of Southeast Promotion

    Entertainment Business Master’s Grad Launched Nonprofit to Nurture Emerging Artists – Full Sail University

    Entertainment Business Master’s Grad Launched Nonprofit to Nurture Emerging Artists – Full Sail University

    Review: At the Huntington, the New Hollywood String Quartet recalls legendary studio musicians – Los Angeles Times

    Review: At the Huntington, the New Hollywood String Quartet recalls legendary studio musicians – Los Angeles Times

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Simpson College to purchase medical simulation technology with grant funds – Iowa Capital Dispatch

    Simpson College to purchase medical simulation technology with grant funds – Iowa Capital Dispatch

    SailGP Technologies officially launches new center of excellence in technology & innovation – Sail-World.com

    SailGP Technologies officially launches new center of excellence in technology & innovation – Sail-World.com

    Victorville’s new gunfire-detecting technology already making strides, city says – NBC Los Angeles

    Victorville’s New Gunfire-Detecting Technology Is Already Making a Difference, City Officials Say

    Guest columnist: China cutting corners on technology – The State Journal

    China’s Rapid Tech Advances Spark Worries About Cutting Corners

    Sentrycs’ Cyber Over RF technology integrated into Rafael’s combat-proven Drone Dome system – Defence Industry Europe

    Sentrycs’ Cyber Over RF Technology Boosts Rafael’s Battle-Tested Drone Dome System

    Nordic Air Defence raises $3 million to expand operations and advance drone defence technology – Defence Industry Europe

    Nordic Air Defence Lands $3 Million to Transform Drone Defense and Supercharge Operations

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
Earth-News
No Result
View All Result
Home Entertainment

‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal’s Apple Adaptation Is a Snarky Take on the Harrison Ford Classic

June 10, 2024
in Entertainment
‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal’s Apple Adaptation Is a Snarky Take on the Harrison Ford Classic
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

In “Presumed Innocent,” the city of Chicago is rocked to its core by the gruesome murder of Caroline Polhemus (Renate Reinsve), a rising prosecutor in the district attorney’s office. But none more so than her closest colleague, Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal). The race to find her killer becomes the political battleground of the season thanks to a vicious DA election, and the search for the truth throws Rusty into the courtroom, not as a lawyer but as the prime suspect. The clues have all begun to point towards him, and since he was once Caroline’s lover, Rusty’s battle to prove his innocence will be the toughest of his career.

In the ever-crowded field of 21st-century prestige TV, it’s somewhat surprising that the good old-fashioned courtroom drama hasn’t made a grander comeback. The genre dominated film of the ‘80s and ‘90s thanks to the likes of John Grisham and Scott Turow, the latter of whom dominated the bestseller lists with “Presumed Innocent” in 1987. A movie adaptation starring Harrison Ford soon followed, a glossy sexy drama that felt like the natural stopgap between “The Pelican Brief” and “Basic Instinct.”

Apple’s new adaptation of Turow’s novel comes to us courtesy of David E. Kelley, a showrunner who can make a slick, propulsive courtroom series with his eyes closed (“Ally McBeal,” “Harry’s Law). Certainly, this one feels like classic Kelley, although it doesn’t quite reach the peaks of its genre counterparts.

Rebecca Furguson stars in Silo. A woman with brown hair pulled back, wearing a basic green sweater stares out of frame

presumed-innocent-ot-fagbenle-peter-sarsgaard-appleO-T Fagbenle and Peter Sarsgaard in “Presumed Innocent.” (Apple TV+)

This “Presumed Innocent” presents the murder as merely the foundation for a sleazier battle. Polhemus’ death, shown starkly in the pilot episode and baring an impossible-to-ignore resemblance to a sex crime, is viewed with surprising coldness by the camera and characters alike. The DA’s office is in the midst of a scathing electoral race between the failing old-school incumbent Raymond Horgan (Bill Camp, ever reliable and profanely appealing) and the scheming social climber Nico Della Guardia (O-T Fagbenle), who proudly uses Caroline’s death as campaign fodder. When Della Guardia’s right-hand man Tommy Molto (Peter Sarsgaard, slimy and with the haircut to match) nitpicks Rusty’s case, it’s clear he’s doing it for his own benefit and not that of Caroline.

Rusty isn’t a knight in shining armor either. He’s as smarmy as his opponents and his own agenda is hardly virtuous. He whines to his therapist about how Caroline ferociously pursued their affair, and has a brief outburst when he admits he can’t stop thinking about her. As he becomes the defendant in the city’s case, any semblance of empathy he may have had quickly dissipates. If “Presumed Innocent” has anything going for it, it’s the willingness to let every single character in its vast ensemble (with almost every role played by a beloved character actor) be shamelessly mean. It does begin to wear thin as the series progresses but the commitment to this often off-putting brutality is something to behold. When the side of law and justice is as transparently nasty as the so-called bad guys, you cannot help but want the entire courtroom to sink into oblivion.

Jake Gyllenhaal is an actor forever torn between his handsome leading man facade and his inner weirdo character actor. While he’s long shown himself capable of traditional starring parts (the kind that the previous Rusty Sabich, Harrison Ford, made his bread and butter for decades), he’s at his most intriguing when he swings for the fences. In “Presumed Innocent”, he’s a simmering pot waiting to boil over; a morally conflicted man whose expensive suits barely hide the tight knots of his tension and paranoia over the case and his ties to Caroline. It gives Gyllenhaal a chance to play around in that space between classic and strange, halfway from Ford and Willem Dafoe. While Rusty is at times sympathetic, even pitiable, Gyllenhaal gets more room to flex when he’s at his most contemptible, whether it’s sparring with his brother-in-law Sarsgaard or avoiding the truth with his wife Barbara (Ruth Negga, thankfully given more to do than be the token disappointed spouse.) The way he talks about Caroline will make you want to scream. It does, however, stretch credulity to have Gyllenhaal as a frustrated middle-aged lawyer when he has a body that will not quit and is on frequent display for our pleasure.

presumed-innocent-ruth-negga-appleRuth Negga and Jake Gyllenhaal in “Presumed Innocent.” (Apple TV+)

Much of “Presumed Innocent” feels like a throwback, a near-retro revival of those courtroom stories that are more likely to be found on the bookshelves in 2024 than on TV. Certainly, Kelley seems in his element playing around with the tropes that he staked his claim on way back in the days of “L.A. Law.” Even the sexual details seem more familiar to the days of slick erotic thrillers from three decades past than for the Apple TV+ of now. There have been efforts made to modernize this fare. The cast is more diverse, the cinematography is straight out of the prestige TV handbook (meaning it’s more grimy and poorly lit than noir-esque), and everyone swears like a sailor on shore leave. Unlike its genre forebearers, or even the original film, this series is curiously distant. Everything is kept at an arm’s length. Even the steamy affair between Rusty and Caroline is shot with coldness. The real heat is in the courtroom itself, between men who want nothing more than to step on one another to get to the top of the ladder.

But there is a reason this genre endures, and “Presumed Innocent” is never less than enjoyable, even when it falters with maintaining its kinetic pace. There are plenty of twists and turns, and Gyllenhaal is a sturdy anchor holding it all together, aided by one of the more enviable casts on TV right now. Perhaps this is a genre we don’t need to modernize. It all holds up without the need to drag proceedings into the current age of prestige entertainment. Though it could stand to let itself be a tad looser.

“Presumed Innocent” premieres Wednesday, June 12, Apple TV+.

>>> Read full article>>>
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : TheWrap – https://www.thewrap.com/presumed-innocent-review-jake-gyllenhaal-apple-show/

Tags: entertainmentInnocentpresumed
Previous Post

‘Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman in Charge’ Review: Believe It or Not, She Really Did All of This

Next Post

Indian equity markets open with minor gains near record highs

To see and not be seen: Carangids hide behind sharks to prey on fish – Cattano – 2025 – Ecology – ESA Journals

Mastering the Art of Stealth: How Carangids Turn Sharks into Living Shields to Outsmart Their Prey

July 18, 2025
Science labs move ‘a hammer blow’, says MP – Yahoo

Science labs move ‘a hammer blow’, says MP – Yahoo

July 18, 2025
American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history – Big Think

America’s Science Community Confronts Its Biggest Brain Drain in History

July 18, 2025
Longhorns Daily News: Austin’s fast-paced lifestyle helped inspire former Texas WR Brenen Thompson to transfer to new school – Burnt Orange Nation

Longhorns Daily News: Austin’s fast-paced lifestyle helped inspire former Texas WR Brenen Thompson to transfer to new school – Burnt Orange Nation

July 18, 2025
China’s path to world dominance is being laid by President Trump’s policies, including in Alaska – Alaska Beacon

China’s path to world dominance is being laid by President Trump’s policies, including in Alaska – Alaska Beacon

July 18, 2025
Wall Street’s Big 7 Are Now Bigger Than China’s Entire Economy – MSN

Wall Street’s 7 Biggest Titans Now Outpace the Entire Chinese Economy

July 18, 2025
Bad Bunny, Travis Scott, Saweetie, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week – Yahoo

Bad Bunny, Travis Scott, Saweetie, and This Week’s Must-Listen Hits

July 18, 2025
‘I just couldn’t stop crying’: How prison affects Black men’s mental health long after they’ve been released – The Conversation

I Just Couldn’t Stop Crying’: The Deep and Lasting Impact of Prison on Black Men’s Mental Health

July 18, 2025
Democrats are making 2028 moves. Here’s what to know – CNN

Democrats Gear Up for 2028: Essential Insights to Navigate the Road Ahead

July 18, 2025
Simpson College to purchase medical simulation technology with grant funds – Iowa Capital Dispatch

Simpson College to purchase medical simulation technology with grant funds – Iowa Capital Dispatch

July 18, 2025

Categories

Archives

July 2025
MTWTFSS
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031 
« Jun    
Earth-News.info

The Earth News is an independent English-language daily published Website from all around the World News

Browse by Category

  • Business (20,132)
  • Ecology (727)
  • Economy (750)
  • Entertainment (21,635)
  • General (15,968)
  • Health (9,788)
  • Lifestyle (758)
  • News (22,149)
  • People (752)
  • Politics (760)
  • Science (15,967)
  • Sports (21,247)
  • Technology (15,732)
  • World (734)

Recent News

To see and not be seen: Carangids hide behind sharks to prey on fish – Cattano – 2025 – Ecology – ESA Journals

Mastering the Art of Stealth: How Carangids Turn Sharks into Living Shields to Outsmart Their Prey

July 18, 2025
Science labs move ‘a hammer blow’, says MP – Yahoo

Science labs move ‘a hammer blow’, says MP – Yahoo

July 18, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

Go to mobile version