TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

thinker1691 There are many stories concerning the unlucky people arrested, Incarcerated, Convicted and often executed for crimes against the state. But what if it's an innocent woman awaiting death? In this movie directed by Bille August and written by Neal Purvis was originally called " Convicted ", but changed to " Return to Sender " stars Connie Neilsen as Charlotte Cory, a former nurse, who's being prepared for execution, while reaching out to Frank Nitzche (Aidan Quinn) a man who claims to be a former friend of her father. Unknown to Cory, Frank is not who he claims to be and that secret is discovered by Susan Kennan (Kelly Preston) her attorney. However the discovery is made simultaneously with Nitzche who learns that Cory is protecting someone else. It's a race against time as both of them try to halt the execution before they bring the new evidence to the governor. Although slow to build and the subject matter is difficult to comprehend, the film nevertheless does produce a dramatic atmosphere which lends itself to an escalating climax. Quinn is incredible as the despicable former lawyer, now trying to help uncover the truth. Nielsen demonstrates a wonderful transition from ambivalent nurse to desperate victim who realizes she does care to live. ****

Comeuppance Reviews "Return To Sender" aka "Convicted" is a first-rate drama. The plot is: Charlotte Cory (Connie Nielsen) is on death row. There's only a week until her execution. Her lawyer (Kelly Preston) is running out of options to save her. Then Frank Nitzche (Aidan Quinn) comes into the picture. He wants to prove Charlotte's innocence, but he has a lustful attraction for her that's derailing the investigation. Can Charlotte be saved? The main problem with the movie is that it feels forced to go clichéd. I say that because the mystery aspect of the film doesn't work. It overcomes that because of the acting and directing. The whole cast is great. Aidan Quinn stands out. Connie Nielsen and Kelly Preston do a fine job. There was no reason for this movie to go direct-to-video. It should've had a shot in the theaters. In the end: Watch for the actors and get annoyed that studios dump hidden gems into the video market.For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com

sol1218 **SPOILERS** Underground tabloid reporter Frank Nitzche, Aidan Quinn, has been working on the Kirstie Hammond murder/kidnap case for over a year corresponding with the person convicted of that heinous crime death row inmate Charlotte Cory, Connie Nielsen.With her execution scheduled in ten days Frank is requested to be the last person besides her lawyer Susan Kennan, Kelly Preston, to be granted an interview by Charlotte. Very impressed with his letters Charlotte feels that Frank will understand what happened that evening some eight years ago. It was then on Thanksgiving Eve when one year-old Kirstie Hammond was kidnapped and eventually murdered.As Frank hears Charlotte out he becomes very disturbed in what he's doing in trying to trick her into spilling her heart out just to get the exclusive story in the biggest kidnap case since the Baby Lindbergh kidnapping back in 1932. The case of Hall of Fame L.A Dodger baseball player Joe Hammond, Randy Calton, infant daughter's kidnapping and murder.Frank, in talking with her, soon realizes that Charlotte is holding something back that may exonerate her of the crime and that has to do with her sister Stella, Sara-Marie Maltha. Stella who had completely disappeared from sight since Charlotte's arrest may be the key to why Charlotte's so meek, even eager, to meet her fate in the Oklahoma's McAllister State Prison's execution chamber! Is Charlotte somehow covering up Stella's involvement in the crime? Slow in getting to the meat of the story the movie "Convicted" has sensation reporter and former defense attorney Frank Nitzche stick his neck out, and almost getting it broken, in not getting the big story by getting Charlotte to confess her crime to him but uncovering the real reasons behind it. Reasons that Charlotte had kept hidden from the police and the Hammond Family that are so shocking that if brought out would not only exonerate her but reveal just where the kidnapped and missing Kirstie final resting place really is!The film goes into a race against time scenario with Frank now not caring about the big story, worth as much as $800,000.00 to his publishers, but trying to find Charlotte's missing sister Stella. Stella who's been blind since surviving a car accident that she holds Charlotte responsible for is eventually tracked down by Frank at the Oklahoma School for the Blind where shes'a a teacher using the name Julie Smith.***SPOILER ALERT**** It's in his talking to Stella and later seeing a number of home video tapes, that Charlotte left to him, that Frank slowly puts all the pieces together in what really happened to Kirstie Hammond. The pressing problem that Frank is now facing in saving Charlott's life is two fold. Will he be able to get Stella to reveal the truth behind Kirstie's kidnapping! And even more disturbing can Frank get Charlotte to stop trying to be a martyr in taking the truth with her about Stella's, and what turned out to be her boyfriend, involvement in the crime to her grave!

jakobson2 First of all this movie is excellent. Actors are brilliant (Connie Nielsen on top), plot is excellent and it even has Hollywood styled happy ending (many of you probably dislike it). Why I liked this movie so much that it's in my all time top 10 thrillers list? Because it's simple and easy to understand. This movie has no fancy special effects, no superbeautiful or superugly characters, no extreme plot turnovers nothing like that (like Harlin's Mindhunters for example). It's about ordinary people doing ordinary bad or good things to each other and it's brilliant. Like taken from real life. And once again it's brilliant. It is a really must see movie for all of you thriller fans. ENJOY!!!