The Whole Truth

"Do you solemnly swear..."

2016 1h 33m EN

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6.6

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35%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 1,298🥫35%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 37,240

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Synopsis

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A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

“Do you solemnly swear...”

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Cast

Keanu Reeves
Richard Ramsey
Renée Zellweger
Loretta Lassiter
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Janelle
Gabriel Basso
Mike Lassiter
Jim Belushi
Boone Lassiter
Jim Klock
Leblanc
Ritchie Montgomery
Judge Robichaux
Christopher Berry
Jack Legrand

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Courtney Hunt
Writers: Nicholas Kazan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Courtney Hunt, shot by Jules O'Loughlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sacha Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kate Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Keanu Reeves and Renée Zellweger and Gugu Mbatha-Raw carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Do you solemnly swear...".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3503406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Courtney Hunt directs. Jules O'Loughlin behind the camera. Sacha Galperine scores. Kate Williams cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Courtney Hunt, shot by Jules O'Loughlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Sacha Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kate Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Keanu Reeves and Renée Zellweger and Gugu Mbatha-Raw carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Do you solemnly swear...".
7IMDB entry: tt3503406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 17 themes, including "court case", "louisiana", "death of father", "murder".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jules O'Loughlin
Original score: Sacha Galperine
Editing: Kate Williams
Production design: Mara LePere-Schloop
Costume design: Abby O'Sullivan
Makeup / hair: Geri B. Oppenheim
Sound: Paul Hsu
Stunt coordinator: William Scharpf
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Whole Truth (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 35% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 46/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 37,240 votes
MPAA: R

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Reno2016-12-14
★ 5/10
...Or the whole lie! It's a courtroom drama, about a murder mystery of a wealthy lawyer. It opened with a defense attorney voicing his 17 year old boy client suspected of murder of his own father. The boy had not spoken ever since the incident, so his lawyer does not know how to build the case and defend him. Seems no one know what happened except the boy, so proving he's an innocent becomes their tough nut to crack. How the trial ends and revealing truth comes in the later part. Boring. That's right, but not fully. The main reason was it is slow like a soulless. There's no one's performance to highlight. Only Gugu looked so good in her small part when everybody else was so dull. The Keanu Reeve's background narration was sometimes annoying. Totally unbelievable that Renee Zellweger was unrecognisable 6 years after returning to the cinema. I had to check online to confirm that she was it. The idea for the story to develop was not that bad, but had some issues. The screenplay was flawed, though the initial part looked okay. Probably in the midway, you will figure it out all like I did, so the remaining is to know how it all happened. The detail at the end was too much. After letting us know the truth, they did not had to detail that part in the pictures which in my perspective ruined this film. That makes it a not so smart. And also about the parenting, particularly about the mother, the writers missed the point like any mother would defend her child for any cost. It's their nature, I mean most of them, so not this mother to blame for that, but the writers who only thought of the twist and to keep the suspense for as long as it goes. So this is an average film for intelligent people and even for the average people. Now you know who might love this flick than anybody else. Yet not bad for watching it once. 5/10
Andre Wilfred Sanders2025-05-02
★ 6/10
A decent but ultimately forgettable legal drama that shows promise but fails to fully deliver. Worth a watch for genre fans, but temper your expectations. 6/10. The script presents a good core idea but needed more refinement. The final twist, while not terrible, doesn't deliver the satisfying payoff the buildup suggests. Interestingly, this might have worked better as a a type of series, where the characters could have been properly fleshed out and the story given room to breathe. The script presents a good core idea but needed more refinement. The final twist, while not terrible, doesn't deliver the satisfying payoff the buildup suggests. Interestingly, this might have worked better as a a type of series, where the characters could have been properly fleshed out and the story given room to breathe.