This is a solid courtroom drama from the get go, with two powerfully charged performances, 2 leads, who bring their A game here. Streisand is being tried for murder, where certain parties are intent on making sure she's incompetent to stand trial, so she's committed indefinitely. Enter Dreyfuss who is appointed to defend her, and gets a taste of her crazy self, when witnessing her flying into a rage, and launching herself on her prior defendant. I really liked the building friendship between the two, Dreyfuss fishing out the real truth.by Streisand's incarceration. And becoming a really good ally.
We go back and forth to that fateful night, Streisand was working as a high priced girl, when a kinky john (Nielsien of all people) got rough with her. We also go back to much earlier times, which could well explain Streisand's actions. All in all, I found this engrossing viewing, and Wallach's performance, shouldn't go unnoticed either. Streisand's bold exit, still in her crazy fatigues, really hits home hard, the feeling of freedom, and freedom of speech.
We go back and forth to that fateful night, Streisand was working as a high priced girl, when a kinky john (Nielsien of all people) got rough with her. We also go back to much earlier times, which could well explain Streisand's actions. All in all, I found this engrossing viewing, and Wallach's performance, shouldn't go unnoticed either. Streisand's bold exit, still in her crazy fatigues, really hits home hard, the feeling of freedom, and freedom of speech.