Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)

Director: Peter Hyams

Cast: Jesse Metcalfe as C.J. Nicholas, Amber Tamblyn as Ella Crystal, Michael Douglas as Mark Hunter, Joel Moore as Corey Finley (as Joel David Moore), Orlando Jones as Ben Nickerson, Lawrence P. Beron as Lieutenant Merchant (as Lawrence Beron), Sewell Whitney as Martin Weldon, David Jensen as Gary Spota, Sharon London as Judge Sheppard, Krystal Kofie as Taieesha, Randal Reeder as Survivalist Man (as Randel Reeder), Ryan Glorioso as Animal Shelter Attendant, Jon McCarthy as Detective Rawley, Grant James as Aaron Wakefield, Eric Gipson as Allen

Despite the almost unanimous negative reviews by viewers and
professional critics, I liked "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt". Why? This
movie is a combination of an old-fashioned mystery story combined with
an indie film style.

I have been a longtime fan of old detective films and I also like
modern low-budget independent movies like "Management" and "Little Miss
Sunshine". This combination of styles; old-fashioned mystery and indie
low-budget, didn't bother me.

I accepted that many of the actors were not the greatest around today,
or that the lighting and sound was almost never polished and was often
primitive. And that the music soundtrack was just adequate.

But what I very much enjoyed was the story itself. This is a great
mystery plot which kept me guessing. And I like those kinds of stories.