What a lovely movie. A gregarious mobster Jackie DiNorscio is hauled into for 30 years for a drug deal. The deal is used to get him to testify against the Italian mafia but Jackie refuses to rat on his family because he loves them. When the state finds other witnesses and decides to prosecute some 20 members of the mafia at one go, the courtroom is a mess.
Added to that Jackie decides to fight his own case without any knowledge of the law. His cheeky, raw and amusing manner keeps everyone amused, irritates the judge and the other lawyers, throughout the 21 month long trial, the longest in history, after which they are all found not guilty. It's a true story and pretty much uses the same dialogues that DiNorscio used in the courtroom, full of wit and humour. He goes back to jail and is hailed as a hero by the jail inmates for not ratting on his 'family'.
Vin Diesel is a revelation.
Added to that Jackie decides to fight his own case without any knowledge of the law. His cheeky, raw and amusing manner keeps everyone amused, irritates the judge and the other lawyers, throughout the 21 month long trial, the longest in history, after which they are all found not guilty. It's a true story and pretty much uses the same dialogues that DiNorscio used in the courtroom, full of wit and humour. He goes back to jail and is hailed as a hero by the jail inmates for not ratting on his 'family'.
Vin Diesel is a revelation.
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