Find Me Guilty is actually a really entertaining and sometimes funny mafia film. Even though it touches on the subject of mafia and gangsters, director Sidney Lumet takes the right approach by giving the film a lighter tone than most mafia films. He also rightfully casted Vin Diesel in the lead role, who blown me away with his acting abilities here. I liked this film as I found it to be funny and that is was a truthful movie in the sense that most of the dialogue were the actual words used in the real courtroom scenes.Sidney Lumet's film is about the longest criminal trial in American history. This is about a mobster named Jackie DiNorscio who decides to stand trial instead of ratting out his friends and family, despite a prior 30-year sentence. The thing is that he decides to act as his own lawyer to hilarious results.Of course we all know Vin Diesel as the action macho man from the Fast and the Furious franchise, but of this film proves anything, it's that he knows how to be funny as well as dramatic. I was impressed with his character and despite his flaws, we can see that he is as human as any of us, even if he is a criminal. Peter Dinklage has some great scenes as a fellow lawyer for the mafia. Ron Silver made a great judge and Linus Roache played the swarmy prosecutor role just perfectly.Overall, Find Me Guilty is a better than average film and despite the entire film taking place in a courtroom, the film was entertaining. There is laughter and there are tears to be had because of the stellar cast. It's good that Sidney Lumet had experience with a courtroom as he directed the fine 12 Angry Men nearly half a century earlier. But as for mafia films, this is an underseen gem. I rate this film 9/10.

I watched this cause i was to tired to do something else and to lame to turn of the TV. Vin Diesel in this one reminded me of Sean Pen who also tried to lift himself to higher grounds. A different haircut can really have some value in case someone can act, but here thats not the case at all. Come on! what were they thinking! An actor has to know where he stands and what roles to take, in case of Vin Diesel that's roles that some adolescents can identify with and i mean the not very bright ones. They could have made this an interesting movie but chose the other way. Also its not very clear to me what the intention was of making this movie, as a comedy this one is far below mediocre, and not only because of wrong casting. Next time i feel lame i will try to turn of the TV.

That film was just right. It depicts the U.S. Criminal justice as it was back then and as it is now. For me this is a 10/10. The end was the best part of the film. Jackie's love for the people around him really made him the centrally humble character that he is and really depicted the plight of The Italian Americans in that court room and arguably Italian Americans in general. The film is based around love thy neighbour and displaying the true strength and core of loyalty that could shake any institution's beliefs and morals for a positive and moral outcome. There wasn't really much Jackie asked for apart from love and the feeling of being accepted by the people around you for what you really are. Thankyou.

I have never seen Vin look so handsome. I thought I liked the bald look, but I was wrong. His receding hairline has never looked so good. He has truly transformed himself for his work, and I admire that. I really enjoyed the diversity of the movie...Italians, midgets, lawyers, etc. It really brought things together. I feel I better understand the Italian culture and I have Vin to thank for that. After watching this movie, I definitely plan on holding out for a true Italian. How do you know they are a true Italian...they carry a flag around with them. Girls, if you have't dated or been with an Italian, I recommend you do.Jackie D doesn't rat...