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The story begins with a murder of a bishop that caused a stir in the city.

A successful barrister saw Alan, the suspect who had just been captured by the police on the TV news. The slender, pale, blond girl was covered in blood and looked confused, which made Martin Will keenly aware that the case was profitable. .

Subsequently, Martin met Allen for the first time in the detention center.

The young murderer had a very deceiving appearance: a slender figure, a beautiful face, and a pair of extremely innocent and disturbing eyes.

With just one glance, she made a lawyer like Martin, who has experienced a lot of troubles, subconsciously lower his guard against him, and his confidence in taking over the case quietly increased.

"Richard Gere is still more suitable to play a playboy." In the audience, New York Times film critic Vincent Canby adjusted a more comfortable posture, "Oh, Martin believes that Allen is innocent, so What can he get from winning this lawsuit, huge fame? But Josie Horton looks really pitiful, she has a sympathetic screen temperament, and this trust drama is convincing."

Sitting next to him this time is his New York Times colleague AO Scott, who frowned slightly after hearing Vincent Canby's whisper, and said: "Richard Gere's performance is still so exaggerated. , but those female movie fans love this style to death, and fortunately, this character is very conceited, which is reasonable."

"As for Josie Horton——" AO Scott flipped through his memo, "They are all actresses who have been nominated for Oscars. So far, there is nothing outstanding. Is it true that even the nominations for acting awards are magical?" Curse? Or did Paramount edit the highlights into the pre-roll?”

The Oscar curse, especially the Oscar curse of the actress who successfully won the best actress trophy, has always been a topic that people talk about, and it seems to have become a practice.

But in fact, this is also easy to understand.

Because winning an Oscar means that the actor performed very well in the previous film, and the audience naturally has great expectations for the next film.

But it is very regrettable that Oscar-level role performance is rare, so generally speaking, the role that wins the award is the pinnacle performance of an actor's career.

This creates a psychological gap for the audience that her or his next performance is not as expected.

And that was the case with Josie.

Therefore, when Allen on the big screen showed his alter ego Joey to people for the first time, this seamless switching performance was not as stunning as Paramount expected.

"Too powerful." AO Scott frowned, "Compared to Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects", Josie Horton's similar performance feels a bit deliberate, she pays too much attention to showing off her skills. "

Compared with the evaluations of film critics, ordinary movie fans also have mixed feelings about this scene.

"My God!" Kelly covered her small mouth, suppressing the exclamation that almost blurted out, "Sweetheart, did you see it? She just made people, uh, people... ..."

"Gives chills down the spine?" Christine, a good friend sitting next to her, added for her,

Kelly nodded quickly, but she still couldn't bear to leave her eyes from the screen of the movie being shown, "The hairs on my arms are getting cold, Josie's acting is amazing, right?"

"It's okay." Christine's reaction was not as excited as Kelly's, "The seamless switching of dual personalities is really impressive, but the "Hollywood Reporter" said that she was the most promising newcomer last year, and she has already Oscar nominated, it's a performance of her own caliber, but not brilliant."

Kelly couldn't help turning her head to look at Christine in surprise, and asked, "What? Don't you think this is outstanding? Your standards are too strict. I think it's already great, at least it's worth it." Another Oscar nomination!"

Christine really wanted to tell her friends that she was too heavy on Josie Horton's idol filter, but she endured it and said, "Kelly, we can't still use the standards of newcomers or idol stars to judge her. To comment on Josie, this is her transition after being nominated for an Oscar, those film critics were very optimistic about her previous performances, and they will be more strict than our standards as movie fans."

Kelly shrugged and said indifferently: "You can say whatever you want. Anyway, I think she acted very well. She met all my expectations for this movie."

Christine did not continue arguing with Kelly, but said: "After watching it, I would like to see how Alan clears his charges in court, but so far, the surprises of this movie are all about In the trailer, there is no such reversal as I imagined."

The movie continues to show.

Under the planning of defense lawyer Martin Will, Allen finally became another aggressive personality, Joey, when he was threatened and stimulated when he was questioned in court. He even attacked the prosecutor in court, making the judge An immediate adjournment was announced.

At this time, both Martin Will and the prosecutor felt that the murder charge against Allen would not be established, and that Allen, who had been re-arrested, had a high chance of being successfully exonerated on the grounds of mental illness.

After the private mediation of the judge, the defense lawyer and the prosecutor reached a settlement on the case. Martin Weir, who had been planning for a long time, finally came to the net. CUHK wins.

However, when the smug barrister finally had time to visit his lucky and poor client Alan, he realized that the victory he was proud of was under the control of another person from beginning to end— —

"Are you okay?" Martin walked into the cell and sat opposite Allen, "Allen? Allen."

Allen looked lost and said only: "My head hurts."

Martin asked, "Don't you remember what happened?"

Allen shook his head honestly, and replied, "No, I lost my memory again."

"Well, I have some good news for you," Martin said. "They agreed to stop the trial, and you will be taken to the hospital, and you will be treated and helped. Now, this is a very good time, and you will soon I can go out."

"Wow...it's unbelievable." Under Martin's gaze, some joy appeared on Alan's bewildered face, and he looked at Martin with crooked eyebrows, "I don't know how to thank you, Mr Will."

Her joy was so careful and sincere that Martin's always hard heart could not help being moved.

Martin comforted her: "It's okay, Alan, that's all."

Alan's face was gentle, but he said emphatically, "You saved my life."

Martin just smiled reservedly and didn't answer much.

In fact, he did save the helpless and weak girl in front of him. Everyone believed that she had killed someone, but he believed that she was innocent, and he finally proved her innocence.

Whether as a lawyer or as a man, his sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in this case has reached its peak at this time.

"I really should go." Martin stood up.

"When will I see you again?" Allen followed him, his big clear blue eyes looking at Martin expectantly, as if he was so omnipotent.

"It's up to the judge to decide." Martin said as he prepared to go out, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Well, call me if you have anything, I'm here anytime."

"Mr. Will." Allen suddenly stopped Martin.

"What's the matter?" Martin stopped and gave Allen a puzzled look.

"Thank you, Mr. Will." On Alan's slender face, there was a sweet smile, and the tip of his tongue lightly touched his teeth, "And——please apologize to Miss Renner on my behalf, I really hope Her neck injury was not serious."

The lens here is like Martin Will's eyes, giving Alan's face a clear and intuitive frontal close-up.

Allen's whole face showed a joyful and sweet atmosphere. The corners of her mouth were raised, revealing her white teeth, and the slightly drooping corners of her eyes were lifted by the smile between her brows, which made people feel sincerely happy.

A beam of light shone into her blue eyes from the upper window, making the blue and her snow-white face form a particularly vivid tone.

Soft and dazzling.

She is really like an angel under the throne of God. Just such an impeccable skin can make countless believers sacrifice willingly.

"Compared to the virtuosic personality switching, or the strong personality Joey, I like the role of Allen more." New York Times film critic Vincent Canby thought, "Silly Baitian is easy to play, but If you want to act without being annoying or too stupid, it is a test of the actor's portrayal of the character."

"Surprisingly, even though Josie Horton has already had such a successful role as America's Sweethearts, this time there is still some surprise performance in the role of Allen."

"Pretty is not important, and youth is not important. The important thing is that this role makes her extremely vulnerable. Allen can be hurt and should be protected-this is the screen charm that belongs to Josie Horton. She It's always been so easy to arouse people's sympathy."

"It's not enough, though. At least for the Oscar nominees, it still isn't enough."

In the movie, Martin once again felt soft-hearted for Allen's cowardice. Thinking that the beautiful girl in front of him was about to break free from the cage and welcome a new life, he felt better and was full of the joy of occasionally winning a victory that was not so utilitarian. encouraged.

Seems like being a good guy feels good too?

At least Alan's gratitude, visible to the naked eye, benefited Martin very much.

"Okay." He patted Allen on the shoulder, turned and walked out.

Martin swaggered.

His upright shoulders and brisk steps were tinged with the pride and conceit brought about by victory. At this moment, he seemed to be so omnipotent. He not only made his reputation further through this case, but also saved such a delicate and innocent man. girl.

He seems to be a compassionate and omnipotent God.

Oh, this is a particularly subtle irony for his past unscrupulousness. It can also be said that after he first chose the profession of lawyer, the needlessly destroyed sense of morality re-emerged a little bit.

Martin smiled, with a rare sense of relief in his heart.

The camera gives him a medium shot here.

The tall man's shoulders are relaxed, and there is a calm smile on his mature and elegant face, which is extraordinarily attractive, as if nothing in this world can stop him.

The bright incandescent light in the prison shone on Martin Weir's face, revealing every detail of his expression. At this moment, he was so full of ambition that even the sound of his footsteps sounded very chic.

However, at this moment, his footsteps suddenly faltered.

The innocent face belonging to Allen flashed through his mind, and her humble and apologetic soft voice seemed to be echoing in his ears, like the whisper of a demon passing through the world——

'No, I lost my memory again. '

' And - please give my apologies to Miss Rainer, I hope her neck injury is not serious. '