The Whole Truth
Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: October 21, 2016
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imthenoobDec 31, 2016
I'm really on the fence about this. I like Reeves but I felt he wasn't really used to his full potential during the film. He honestly just came off more of a poster boy than a lead role. You could tell one of the main characters was moreI'm really on the fence about this. I like Reeves but I felt he wasn't really used to his full potential during the film. He honestly just came off more of a poster boy than a lead role. You could tell one of the main characters was more involved than they claimed to be but you don't figure out until the end as to how involved. So it is a little predictable but not so much where you still can't enjoy watching it.

The supporting cast really stepped up and made this movie a lot better than it would have been without them. I am disappointed in Zellweger though. I felt she lacked that certain ability (acting) and didn't sell her performance at all. She should just go away quietly and never return.

Overall, Not a bad movie. It's a decent enough courtroom drama to want to sit through and the run time is reasonable enough where you wouldn't get tired of sitting through it. Potential was there was a bit more improvement though - More Reeves mainly, Maybe being more subtle with the twists and predictability. Worth a Redbox rental though if you are a fan of Reeves, Other than that I wouldn't really recommend it as it's not really noteworthy.… Expand
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LeZeeDec 14, 2016
...Or the whole lie!

It's a courtroom drama, about a murder mystery of a wealthy lawyer. It opened with a defense attorney voicing his 17 year old boy client suspected of murder of his own father. The boy had not spoken ever since the...Or the whole lie!

It's a courtroom drama, about a murder mystery of a wealthy lawyer. It opened with a defense attorney voicing his 17 year old boy client suspected of murder of his own father. The boy had not spoken ever since the incident, so his lawyer does not know how to build the case and defend him. Seems no one know what happened except the boy, so proving he's an innocent becomes their tough nut to crack. How the trial ends and revealing truth comes in the later part.

Boring. That's right, but not fully. The main reason was it is slow like a soulless. There's no one's performance to highlight. Only Gugu looked so good in her small part when everybody else was so dull. The Keanu Reeve's background narration was sometimes annoying. Totally unbelievable that Renee Zellweger was unrecognisable 6 years after returning to the cinema. I had to check online to confirm that she was it.

The idea for the story to develop was not that bad, but had some issues. The screenplay was flawed, though the initial part looked okay. Probably in the midway, you will figure it out all like I did, so the remaining is to know how it all happened. The detail at the end was too much. After letting us know the truth, they did not had to detail that part in the pictures which in my perspective ruined this film. That makes it a not so smart.

And also about the parenting, particularly about the mother, the writers missed the point like any mother would defend her child for any cost. It's their nature, I mean most of them, so not this mother to blame for that, but the writers who only thought of the twist and to keep the suspense for as long as it goes. So this is an average film for intelligent people and even for the average people. Now you know who might love this flick than anybody else. Yet not bad for watching it once.

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RalfbergsMar 1, 2017
The storyline is actually quite good, but how the movie portrays it downsells it and makes you feel indifferent about the ending. Not a bad movie but could have been much better with proper directing and better acting from some of the actors.
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eva3si0nDec 31, 2020
The Whole Truth is a judicial drama, but only on a general plot. The film itself is a typical B-movie in which there is 1 top actor. The plot here is linear and predictable. The denouement is served as if the viewer is watching a film withThe Whole Truth is a judicial drama, but only on a general plot. The film itself is a typical B-movie in which there is 1 top actor. The plot here is linear and predictable. The denouement is served as if the viewer is watching a film with his eyes closed. It's so banal here. And even Keanu Reeves can not paint all this gray and secondary narrative in any way.… Expand
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drone41May 20, 2018
It's a really interesting movie, but i think the biggest defect is that it is very short and rapid.
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