The first 48 minutes of this movie are... well, there are very few words for it other than boring. once it finally DOES start, it's... underwhelming. some of the performances are even good, such as the consistently impressive Timothy Olyphant, but I agree with another reviewer, Memlets, the title for this movie is EXTREMELY misleading... I watched it(and found it for that matter) under the title of Beyond Suspicion.... why? Exactly WHO was "beyond suspicion" of WHAT? it got a 5 out of 10, were it not for Timothy Olyphant it would have pulled 2 or 3 out of 10...BOO on this movie... don't watch it.

I saw this film a dozen times one summer when it beguiled me with it gentle tempo and wonderful performances.The perplexed midlife of Jeff Goldblums insurance salesman and the fragile childlike wonder of Anne Heches'character set up a beautiful platform for the characters to develop.The lead actors give some of their best performances of their careers, Heche in particular captures kind a hopefulness reserved for people who have learned to expect little from life.As the audience we know Goldblum isn't Auggie Rose from the first scene and the because of the fragility Heche brings to her character, the tension of the relationship grows perfectly through the film.Without giving a deeper summary of the plot and to avoid spoilers, I will simply say the film is worth seeing just for it characters and performances the actors give to bring those characters to life.A beautiful and unexpected gem - Highly Recommended.

I rented Beyond suspicion when it first came out and forgot I saw it and rented it again.I forgot most of the movie so I didn't mind seeing it again.I also like Jeff Goldblum's acting.It was a nice drama.I liked how it all unfolded.I have often thought how cool it would be to wake up and be someone else for change.To live in their home and live their life.In the movie Auggie Rose seemed to have no family or next of kin and nobody knew of him or anything about him.In the movie John wants to escape his life which is meaningless to him for whatever reason, and either re-invent himself or just be someone else.It was unclear what John was really unhappy with.He had a good job,nice car,friends,nice house and a longterm girlfriend but wanted to be free.I understand he felt sorry for ex-con Auggie since nobody came forward to claim him after he was shot dead. He was being discarded like human garbage and spent 20 years behind bars.John seemed obsessed with this man's life which was the complete opposite of his own.He eventually saw a way to start over and free himself from his own unhappy existence by impersonating the dead man.His new identity as Auggie Rose seemed to make him happy and he finally found himself.

Jeff Goldblum has such an excellent command of his emotions. His expressions could almost convey the story without words. This film is in no way humdrum; it's a refreshing departure from today's million dollar extravaganzas of all glitz and no substance.