Misconduct 2016 is an American drama thriller film directed by Shintaro Shimosawa and written by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason. The film stars Josh Duhamel, Alice Eve, Malin Ã…kerman, Bunghole Lee, Julia Stiles, Glen Powell, with Al Pacino, and Anthony Hopkins.
An ambitious lawyer Ben Josh Duhamel finds himself caught in a struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive. The case takes a deadly turn and Ben must uncover the truth before he loses everything. Misconduct received negative reviews from film critics. It holds a 18% “Rotten” rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 1.9/10. On Meta critic, the film holds a rating of 22 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating Generally unfavorable reviews. Joe Leydon of Variety gave the film a negative review writing Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino saunter through the proceedings while picking up easy paychecks and providing marquee allure, but it’s up to the top-billed Josh Duhamel to do most of the heavy lifting in this neo noir scenario about an ambitious lawyer who bends the rules during litigation against a corrupt pharmaceutical tycoon, only to become entangled in at least two conspiracies. Limited theatrical play will be a mere formality, as is usually the case for such VOD ready fare. Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review writing Misconduct, sadly, is not a biopic about Martin Shkreli. Rather, it’s the sort of by-the-numbers, forgettable thriller, starring actors whose marquee days are behind them, that is routinely dumped in theaters and on VOD. Showcased here are Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino, reminding us that the 1970s and 1980s were a long time ago. On April 1, 2015 Lion sgate acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on February 5, 2016.
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