“Find Me Guilty” is a courtroom drama about the longest trial in the history of the United States. The movie interestingly stars Vin Diesel (“xXx”, “The Fast and the Furious”), an actor mainly known for brainless action movies. This is not a bad movie and it has its moments but it’s not as entertaining as I hoped it would be.

Jack DiNorscio (Diesel) is a gangster that decides to defend himself when he and his gang are put on trial. His unorthodox methods initially appear to make a mockery of the court as he dishes out one-liners but his ability to speak from the heart appears to resonate with jurors and may have a significant impact on the outcome of what became the longest criminal trial in American judicial history.

Diesel is not a great actor and he really does not do all that well in this role. Here, he plays a guy with a big mouth rather than big muscles. Maybe he should just stick to action movies. The parts where he tells jokes or makes stupid comments are sometimes funny. I was hoping this was going to be a bit like “Jury Duty” with Pauly Shore (but actually amusing). However, as the movie progresses, DiNorscio is forced to be more serious. Linus Roache (“Batman Begins”) is good as the prosecutor, a man determined to see as many dangerous thugs put behind bars as possible. The other mobsters are not very interesting.

“Find Me Guilty” has some parts that are really funny and engaging but the actual story is not as interesting as I hoped it would be. I thought DiNorscio’s behaviour was going to affect the length of the trial but it doesn’t. There seems to be no real point to the movie and no real reason to focus on the DiNorscio character as he does not necessarily influence the outcome of the trial as clearly as you may think. It also failed to convince me that Vin Diesel has any real acting skills.