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Terrence Weisenburger says...

Hilary Swank returns to the big screen in another strong female role as Betty Anne Waters, the real life every day hero who changed the course of her life for a family member. Set primarily in Massachusetts, the Waters case revolves around the murder of a woman and the conviction of Kenny Waters (played by Sam Rockwell) - a lowlife type whose only real attributes are his daughter and his sister Betty. Believing he is innocent of the heinous crime, Betty Anne Waters spends numerous years going to college, law school, and then in investigation of the crime she truly doesn't believe her brother committed.



Many viewers may already know the ending if they remember the news coverage around the event - much of which involved recently re-elected Attorney General Martha Coakley (who is portrayed only briefly on screen in the film). If you know the outcome - which is a twist in itself - this movie is still worth seeing for the great acting from Swank and Rockwell. If you don't know the ending going in, don't read anything else about the film as the payoff will be that much greater.



Technically the film is a little choppy - the editing, pace, and supporting character development left quite a bit to be desired. That being said, the story itself is so fascinating and compelling that forgiving the films technical flaws becomes quite easy.I would suggest checking this one out.It's a lot like A Civil Action with John Travolta, but not quite as good.

Posted on August 16, 2011

Terrance Pannell says...

Every year, the studios release a handful of films about mentally or physically impaired people who persevere against the odds and overcome their disabilities. These usually star A-List actors who are very good and very Oscar friendly. The films are strategically released, starting in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and maybe San Francisco. Then, as word or mouth builds, the films open in more multiplexes across the country. Why do the studios do this? The only thing a studio wants more than huge box office is multiple Oscar nominations, which can lead to more box office. When they can't find a story about someone with a physical or mental handicap, they settle for a story about the underdog who overcomes great odds.



If you can look beyond the marketing machine behind these films and all cylinders are firing, you may experience some of the most memorable moments you spend in a movie theater all year.



When they aren't all firing? You get films like "Conviction".



Betty Ann Waters (Hillary Swank) and her brother, Kenny (Sam Rockwell) have basically been on their own since they were pre-teens. They use each other as a support network and remain close throughout their lives. Kenny has problems with the police and a determined female officer, Officer Taylor (Melissa Leo) pegs him for the brutal murder of an elderly woman the two Waters children frequently play pranks on. Kenny is sentenced and one appeal after another is overturned. Finally, desperate to give her brother some hope, Betty decides she will go to Law School and defend her bother. There are a few obstacles; Betty is recently married and has a young son, she never completed high school or college and the couple struggles to make ends meet. In Law School, Betty meets Abra Rice (Minnie Driver) and they become friends. When they graduate, the two women also become Kenny's last chance to get out of prison.



Directed by Tony Goldwyn (the bad guy in "Ghost", director of a lot of television and the film "Someone Like You") and written by Pamela Gray ("Music of the Heart", "A Walk on the Moon"), "Conviction" is an okay film marred by some of the chunkiest storytelling I have seen on a multiplex screen in a long time.



Film is a visual art form and it is difficult to do a biography well; you have to balance a certain amount of exposition (so the viewer can get to know the characters) with a lot of narrative to propel the story forward. If you have ever seen a film biography "Conviction" will not surprise. It follows a fairly standard formula; it begins with Betty working in a bar at night and attending law school during the day. Naturally, as she is burning the candle at both ends, we recognize she is determined to achieve a goal. Oh, and she is juggling two teenage sons from her broken marriage. During a busy night, Abra recognizes her classmate and tries to get her attention. She asks Betty why she is the "other" old woman in their class and this causes Betty to get a far away look in her eyes. Then, she remembers back to an earlier point in her life with her brother, giving us some back-story. When the back-story is over, we are plopped into another part of the history. Later, we shoot back to an even earlier moment in their life. Then, Betty is newly married and Kenny gets into a fight, leading to his first run in with Officer Taylor (Leo). Later, we move back again and then jump back to "present day".



Simply watching someone gaze into the distance, leading to a memory is neither a very original or sophisticated method of introducing us to the back-story we need for this film to work. The moment in the bar doesn't work because Betty seems coerced into the memory; she is very busy and Abra seems to force herself on Betty. But as soon as she is forced to remember, boy do the memories come back.



A much better example of this technique is used in Danny Boyle's "127 Hours". In this far better film, Franco seems mesmerized by the memory we are about to see. And when it is over, he seems affected by it. In "Conviction", Swank simply stares into the great beyond, her eyes blank. We never feel like she is connecting to the memory we are witnessing. If she can't get us to connect, who will?



Because of all of the movement back and forth, between Betty and Kenny's childhood and their lives as adults, to the moments in "present day", the segments seem episodic and television like. And because there are so many segments, we never really feel the emotional impact of any of these moments. After Betty and Abra graduate, they attract the attention of Barry Scheck (Peter Gallagher). The three begin to interview people involved with the case, trying to find a new lead. When they don't get what they are looking for, Swank turns away and frowns at Driver. In the next scene, she turns away and frowns at Driver. When they finally get something useful, she turns to Driver and tries to hide her glee. Swank's Betty Ann would not be a good poker player. All of this happens on the surface and we never get beyond or below this, which is what is needed for this film to make an impression.



"Conviction" has all of the elements you would expect from such a film. Betty's two sons become involved in the case, acting as cheerleaders for her journey. You know that Betty will get her law degree despite the odds. Strangely, this moment has no emotional impact. It isn't supposed to. Everything in the film leads to Betty and Abra securing the release of Kenny. Maybe the filmmakers were afraid of diluting the perceived power of the final moments. But because we don't have the time or investment to care about anything earlier in the film, when are we supposed to care, connect or invest in any of the film?



"Conviction" is a forgettable film that will not be remembered when...

Posted on August 17, 2011

Eldridge Lieder says...

Length:: 8:20 Mins

PC - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction



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Story- Splinter Cell Conviction follows the story of Splinter Cell Double Agent. This time around Sam Fisher is being hunted by the organization he worked for- Third Echelon. He has tried to lay low, yet rattling news about his daughter pulls him back into the action. I don't want to disclose any specific storyline information because not only is it convoluted; it also helps to know the story of the previous games. Plus, I don't like spoilers. But to give you an idea, each level feels like a mash-up of the TV show 24, with the intensity of Max Payne and the cinematic feel of the Bourne series.



Gameplay- Conviction adds some new gameplay mechanics that help push the series in a new direction. To complement the storyline, some core changes were made. In the previous Splinter Cell games, Fisher had an indicator light on his back which determines if he is visible (like in open light areas) and when he is undetectable (in the darkness). This worked well when he was still in Third Echelon, but it started becoming impractical, especially in Double Agent, where he wore it and no one in the group he was infiltrating seemed to question him about it.



This time, stealth works in a simpler manner- when Sam is visible, the game shows up in color. When he's undetectable, the game is in black and white. The color shift is seamless. Although it's a cool feature in the first few levels, there is this unshakeable feeling that you're playing a bland, black and white game for most of its levels because stealth is its key mechanic. Heck, sometimes it felt better to go guns blazing just to see the character in color. But that's just me.



A new feature in this game is called "Mark and Execute". The way it works is, each time you kill an enemy using melee or hand to hand moves, Fisher gains the M&E ability. You can then mark enemies (like in Rainbox Six Vegas) and perform the execute, automatically killing the marked targets without manually targeting each. The number of "Marks" is determined by the weapon Fisher is carrying, which can be increased through weapon upgrades. It's a useful feature, especially in situations where Sam is highly outnumbered. Let's say there are 4 henchmen in a room and you only have 3 Marks - you can Mark 3, manually headshot the unmarked one , then press the Execute button to kill the rest easily. This may make the game sound easy but remember, you would need to perform a hand to hand kill first to get the M&E ability.



Another new feature is called "Last Position Known". This means when Fisher is caught in a firefight, he can relocate himself and he will cast a transparent image of where the enemies saw him last. This is a useful strategic element, which allows players to plan their next move- such as ambush or going around to the enemy's location for a melee kill.



What may turn off many players is the exclusion of some of the core mechanics that made Splinter Cell unique. Gone are the "hardcore" moments where everything has to be perfectly timed or else it's game over. There are a couple of levels in this game where you cannot be detected, but you can still leave a bunch of dead bodies and even if they discover it, as long as Sam isn't detected, they're just put on a higher alert but the game keeps going. Funny thing is, you cannot pick up and hide bodies in this game. They also got rid of the mini-game features like lockpicking and hacking. He just does this by pressing the Space bar and going into a short animated sequence. Fisher seemed to be more agile this time around. Climbing pipes and buildings are a lot faster; I thought I was playing Ezio for a bit there. Ubisoft has blurred the lines between the stealth and action elements in this installment. It makes for a fast-paced, stealth game.



The interrogation feature has been changed as well. Sam cannot interrogate every henchman he sees, instead, only certain enemies who would seem to have actual valuable information are interrogated. These interrogation scenes are done in a set location where each time the player presses the interrogation key, Sam punishes the target by smashing his head onto breakable objects nearby. Some of these objects are toilets, urinals, faucets, mirrors, and even pianos and TV sets. It all depends on where the interrogation is happening. This certainly adds on to the cinematic feel of the game and makes it that much more fun. My only complaint with this is that the way it works is too easy. You just press the Action key and he does the interrogation sequence. I feel it could have been a good opportunity to make the player press certain keys timed with each violent action, in order to make it feel like a video game.



Graphics- The graphic isn't top-notch, but it's very similar to how Modern Warfare 2 looks. It looks good. The black and white look is great at first, but it loses its charm since most of the game is played in it.

Simply put, the PC version of this game has many technical problems. Through reading forums, I determined that players with high-end gaming rigs, regardless if it's an Intel or AMD CPU, or NVidia or ATI GPU takes a lot of performance hits. This can only mean that the game is not optimized. Based on dev commentaries, this game runs on a modified Unreal Engine 2.5. Perhaps the performance issues can be blamed on this. Personally, this game had a lot of freezes and lags on my machine, but installing the game patches and GPU driver fixes helped a bit, but it still isn't running as fast as it should.



Sound- The voice acting is great as always. Michael Ironside's voice fits Fisher's character perfectly. The gravelly voice and rough persona is there. He's a strong protagonist, yet you feel his torment. The ambient sounds and other sound effects are also well-done. Nothing is over the top, but nothing feels missing either.



Replayability- There are usually more than one way to get from Point A to Point B in this game. It's not an openworld game, it's still very linear. There are three difficulty settings, yet anyone who's played a shooting game can easily pass on the hardest (Realistic) setting. There are also other game modes such as Deniable Ops, which has two game types: Hunter and Last Stand. The former is a hunt-all-enemy type, while the latter is a defense/king of the hill challenge. There are also coop and multiplayer game modes.



Conclusion- It's still Splinter Cell, but with a breath of fresh air. This breath of fresh air takes the game in a whole new direction that new adopters will find fun, but hardcore SC lovers may reject it. The PC version of SC:Conviction is a toned-down version of its console counterparts. Not only that, it has many glitches and technical problems. If you want to play this game, I suggest you purchase the console version, or wait until it's properly patched. At the moment, the technical problems hinder its great storytelling and fun game play.



I'm giving this game a 4 out of 5 stars because there's a lot of things to like about the game- the storyline, the gameplay and because it's a Splinter Cell game and I'm a huge fan of this series. Having said that, please look into the advice I said earlier about the technical issues and make a smart decision when purchasing this.



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Posted on August 17, 2011

Shondra Duran says...

Played through the whole game and it was great. Also it has great moods to play for 2 player. My favorite is the best agent mode where you get points for killing AI (and your opponent), you loose points of getting killed, so lots of stealth and quick thinking are needed to gain leverage on your opponent. $15 is a steal.

Posted on August 18, 2011

Guadalupe Mizzelle says...

Classic Movie That Will Surprize You At Every Turn,You Can't Wait Until You Know The Ending.

Posted on August 19, 2011

Jay Kivi says...

PROS: Not a bad idea for action game.



CONS: Tons of controls... buttons buttons buttons and buttons - very hard to move around fast and feel fluent with all these buttons - Batman Ark. Aslm. is so much easier, faster and cooler at this point., especially if playing "splinter cell" first time... for get about it.



There is no way to remain stealth, but that's the only way to have a crowd control.



The first thing I hated - HATED, that you have to perform a hand to hand combat kill first in order to do a selected multikill - that limitation is so stupid - the huy is a pro for God's sake...



Another dumb part is that the guy has to "buy" things when he can simply take them - why? because everybody around him is already dead.



The graphics, once again compare to Batman AA this game has so poor/gloomy graphics (I'm running it on high) and besides that I didn't see 1920X1080 resolution in the settings. Batman looks much more exciting.



STORYLINE... Well, I don't know what to say - I guess they just picked one of those good old Commando ideas... So not inspiring. (eg. Hitman games got a cool storyline. AC 1 got great storyline. AC II got okay storyline... Batman... blah blah blah)



I played this game for one hour and went totally cold to it. However, if you're completely bored and have absolutely nothing else to do... well, it's not one of those old fashion first person shooter games where you have a vertigo after 30 min or so :)

Posted on August 19, 2011

Anton Guevera says...

Length:: 5:04 Mins

Gina from HauntedFlower.com and HauntedFlowerReviews.com reviews "Conviction" starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell. A single mom puts herself through law school to try and get her innocent brother out of jail and it takes FOREVER.

Posted on August 20, 2011

Nelia Miller says...

The game itself is good.

There are some well-known problems with this edition (although I didn't know them until I encountered and googled them).



1. There is no real COMIC BOOK. You might probably be surprised because it was illustrated right below the other graph book on the case. In fact a lot of people were surprised, so don't feel bad about yourself. If you google it, you will see people telling you the comic book is contained in the USB.



2. The biggest failure is the USB. The number of defective USB contained in this edition is significant. UBISOFT knew it before it was released, and they cut down the price. Although the USB is pretty useless (only 512MB) and all content is available on the official website, it is pretty cute and worth collecting. Unfortunately I got a defective one, and Amazon agreed to send a new product to me. I hope this time it will work.



If you do not mind all of these, this edition is great since it's only 29.99 now. Otherwise I would suggest buying the normal one or a used one.



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Follow-up:

The replaced USB was still defective. So I gave up and received some refund.

Posted on August 21, 2011

Toshia Briggman says...

i liked it it was good not boring not really hard to fallow at all just a few minor things i'd of added the day i seen itwe had a power faileure so i could n't rea everythign popped up at end of movie so maybe it mentiond what i though shoudl of been added but the acting was good the story was good, wish it showed his daughteralittle more asking about daddy or thing involving his mother or few more scenes of waht it was liek for him them18 yrs it showed a few visits with him and sister but just thought a few mroe scene of him his life what he had to do all themlong24 hr days read, write,it showed some just thought shoudl of shown just about10-15 minute more of various thing other than that it was good, decent and liked it

Posted on August 21, 2011

Terry Rober says...

On the surface, Conviction seems like a very mixed bag. There had been little to no promotion for it out here while the trailer hadn't really been attached to any recent screenings. I do recall seeing a trailer for the film one time online months ago, but that's it. Truth be told, that's usually the best way to see a film. No scene has the chance to be overplayed because you had seen the trailer however many times. Conviction is very much an independent film and is borderline nonexistent even though it had a limited release last week. The result was not only an extremely emotional and powerful film, but Conviction also features some of the strongest performances of the year.



The dramatic film jumps around in time right from the beginning. We're shown the horrific aftermath of Katharina Brow's gruesome murder and then jump back to the present day where we see Betty Anne visiting Kenneth in prison. Soon after that, we travel back into the past where we're shown the adult lives of Betty Anne and Kenneth. They're very much a part of each other's lives even when they both have families of their own to worry about. Kenneth's run ins with the law become more frequent as he seems to be picked up whenever the law is broken in Ayer, Massachusetts. Then, we jump even further back into the past during Betty Anne and Kenneth's childhood. They were very close even at that age, but they didn't live normal lives. They were stealing, trespassing, and breaking and entering at an early age. The time jumps were kind of infrequent and abrupt; they seemed to just happen at whim but provided quite a bit of background history about Betty Anne and Kenneth that was crucial to the overall story.



I'm honestly not a fan of Hilary Swank. She's just never done anything for me. The main point of interest for me was Sam Rockwell. Ever since his magnificent performance in last year's Moon, I've been trying to see as many of his films as possible and they very rarely disappoint. Conviction relies on the chemistry between Swank and Rockwell though. The whole movie wouldn't be anything without the connection those two have. Swank is incredibly family driven as the aftermath of her devoting most of her life to freeing her brother takes its toll on the rest of her life and her family. Rockwell is as fantastic as ever as just a simple expression on his face seems to say more about his character than any kind of reaction could, but his emotional outbursts are just as spectacular. Before he went to prison, Kenneth Waters seemed like a family man with a warm personality that cracked a lot of jokes but flew off the handle at the drop of a hat and lost control that usually resulted in a trip downtown. Prison is tearing him apart and it shows not only in Rockwell's performance but Swank's as well.



Conviction is one of the most effective dramas of the year that delivers an impact you'll be feeling long after you leave the theater. It takes you on a roller coaster of emotions that is well worth the ride. All the chips on the table lie in the hands of Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell while their on-screen presence alone seems to drive the film even when they're not saying anything. One of the best aspects of the film is that Betty Anne believes her brother is innocent and even when that comes into question, she doesn't want to hear any of it. Near the end of the film, it doesn't really seem to matter if Kenneth is innocent or not. Betty Anne believes it to be true and that's good enough for her. Her passion seems to be the underlying factor that drives the film. If you're looking for a film that feels heartfelt and genuine, then Conviction is a film you may want to look into.

Posted on August 24, 2011