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Critics' Corner
Desson Howe - Weekend section, "We're doubled over with laughter."

Rita Kempley - Style section, "A pleasant comedy."

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 'Trial & Error'

Scene from this movie Richard Rietti is an out-of-work actor who's pals with Charles Tuttle, a high-profile Manhattan lawyer. When Charles asks Richard to be best man at his upcoming wedding, the actor makes arrangements for a bachelor party. But a fast-breaking court case takes Charles to Paradise Bluff, Nev., and the bash is canceled.

Determined to give his pal some kind of send-off, Richard follows the lawyer to Nevada, with three actor-friends in tow. They take Charles to a local bar and get him smashed. Charles becomes too incapacitated to make the next day's court appearance. Richard decides to "be" Charles for a day. All he has to do is utter one sentence -- a request for continuance -- and walk away. But when the judge denies the motion, Richard is forced to continue the case and represent an incredibly sleazy client. -- Desson Howe
Rated R

Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Jeff Daniels; Michael Richards; Austin Pendleton; Jessica Steen; Charlize Theron; Rip Torn; Alexandra Wentworth
Running Time: 1 hour, 37 minutes
Filmography: Jeff Daniels