Fair film for the first two acts, kept hanging around to see what happened. Good performance by Reeves and Zellweger. Maybe not their best, but solid. I'm not sure what Mbatha-Raw's part in the film was supposed to be, but her part in the released film has zero impact. She's a good actor, but her character wasn't given anything to do but deliver a lukewarm questioning to one witness.

As for the surprise at the end? [spoiler]I've never liked thrillers that have the big "surprising" reveal that the ~~butler~~ defense attorney did it, despite there being no real evidence presented in the film. It went from mediocre and largely forgettable to stupid and insulting with the non-guilty verdict and the attorney client meeting.[/spoiler]

Simply too predictable for its genre.

this played like an extended court room scene in an episode of law and order svu, which isn't to say it's bad—it can just be done in a much shorter period of time to the same effect. i mean there's a reason law and order trial by jury barely survived. the reality of court is incredibly tedious and boring, even with salacious twists and mysteries, and having a movie set exclusively in the courtroom is almost always going to feel like a drag because of that. otherwise it's a good movie; i will say after the last keanu movie i watched being the one with ana de armas, this was a nice reminder that keanu can act given the right roles. he does a good job, though his character is not at all pleasant or likable, which makes the narration unnecessary and annoying. mike's actor was solid, as were renee and gugu, but given the chance i'd rewatch svu over this.

A lawyer movie in which the lawyer himself turns out to be the killer. An interesting take, but seemed just a bit forced and I feel like they could've done it better.

I kept thinking it was the mother, and her son was taking the blame for her. Either way the murder seemed justified so we rooted for them. But when the beatings turned out to be a lie, in addition to the rape lie, it got harder to tell which of those flashbacks really happened and which of them didn't. It all seemed blurry in the end, I honestly didn't even get whether the woman really was having an affair, and if that affair was with the lawyer.

Watchable but still guilty of mediocrity. The twist is guessable early on but even if you don't predict it, you might be disappointed at the final reveal.

Poor movie, too wooden, I could not empathise with any character

I like Keanu Reeves and Renee Zellweger but I found that this movie was very slow and dull. Keanu Reeves narration I found low and boring and almost getting on my nerves. There just didn't seem to be enough in the movie and I agree with what Richard Murray said in the comments about the end. I think that they could have done a lot better. The movie was just barely ok, not a movie that I would recommend.

Good movie with very interesting twists.
Keanu makes every role he does so interesting and good. I love that man.