Rating: 
Summary: Jodie Foster's best performance!!!
Review: This was one of the first major films to take on the subject of rape & how it affects people, It starts out at a bar where a young woman Sarah(Foster) is running out into the road screaming for help, she is picked up & taken to a hospital, we learn she has been gang-raped by three men in the bar & is quite shaken by the incident, we are then introduced to DA Katheryn Murphy(Kelly McGillis) who decides to take on the rape case, this is a powerful story that has the Justice System putting Sarah on trial so-to-speak about her demeanor on the night in question, Sarah not only has a questionable past, but was, as some suggest sexually provacative that night, fearing that the defense will victimize her at trial, Murphy decides to cut a deal that not only puts away the rapists but saves Sarah humility in court, the rape charge is reduced to Reckless Endangerment, which Sarah highly opposes but has no real say in the matter which infuriates her, soon she is out in public & crosses paths with one of the spectators that watched & cheered her rape on, in which she tries desperatley to get away from only to have her car blocked by his, while he taunts her some more, she then rams her car into his, not once but twice landing her in the hospital leaving him with some cuts & bruises, it is here that Murphy realizes the impact of her negotiation, & decides to put the spectators on trial for their encouraging the rape which to her bosses think is unwinable & controversial, based on a actual 1983 rape case, this film makes us question our justice system & its treatment of rape victims, & how they are usually put on trial for their character flaws, Jodie Foster greatly deserved the Oscar for her portrayal of Sarah, the viewer feels her pain & anguish & hopelessness to win against a system against her, but she & Murphy prevail, Murphy's closing argument regarding the incident is powerful & makes a good case, although the rape scene which is seen later in the film in flashback is brutal, it definately makes the viewer uneasy & makes you want to see Sarah get justice, very powerful & carries an important message regarding rape cases!!!
Rating: 
Summary: Well made Drama on the Rights of Woman.
Review: When a tough DA Lawyer (Kelly McGillis) takes a case from a Victim (Jodie Foster in a Oscar Winning role), who was gang raped and the situation gets worse, when they have almost no evidence to convict them.Directed by Jonathan Kaplan (Bad Girls) has made a strong drama. Great Performances by McGillis and Foster. This film was a Box Office Hit. This is a Superb, Emotionally Intense, which in fact was Based on a True Story. This film will be put off by some of it viewers. This is a Extremely Well Made Film. Grade:A-.
Rating:
Summary: Realistically Powerful!!
Review: When I first saw this movie--ten years ago i fell in love with Jodie foster as an actress. I was extremely impressed an overwhelmed by her amazing performancce.
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