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- Deliberate Intent
(Reviewed August 2, 2000, by James Dawson)
- Okay, technically this film should not be reviewed here, because it did not get a theatrical release (it is an FX cable network original). But this movie is so despicable, so disgusting,
so
absolutely contemptible that I am making a special exception and including it on this page anyway.
"Deliberate Intent" is based on the true story of a lawsuit that was brought against the publisher of a how-to book titled "Hitman." The suit claimed that the publisher should be held responsible for
a
triple homicide committed by a man who had read the book. AND THE LOATHESOME, FREE-SPEECH HATING PRODUCERS OF THIS MOVIE TAKE THE PLAINTIFF'S SIDE!!! The members of
the
legal team that sues the publisher are portrayed as saintly men of conscience, fighting the good fight. Using logic that is maddeningly Orwellian, the lead attorney simultaneously professes to revere the 1st
Amendment and yet to believe that a publisher should be held guilty of homicide and pay millions in civil damages because he printed a book that describes how to commit murder.
If there were any justice in this sorry world, the producers of this book-burners' wet dream would be sued themselves by the very same legal team, for quoting extensive passages from "Hitman"
during the course of this film.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I hated this movie and its misguided message with a searing, white-hot passion. Anyone who believes in the sanctity of a free press should hate it, too. Honest
to
God, watching it made me so mad I could have squashed a grape.
Back Row Grade: A BIG, FAT ZERO
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