Stand Your Ground

An American TV film drama; A story about a man accused of murder after he tried to stop three men from stealing copper from his business premises. Based on a true story, it has two main themes: the right to defend your home and business while maintaining faith in the truth, no matter what the cost. The law in the USA states that a person who is being threatened by another person's use of force does not have a duty to retreat or back down before he or she can legally use force against the attacker. The State of Georgia's law makes no distinction regarding locations for using this force, which makes the story premise a very interesting one. However, the acting performances were below par. Many conversations in scenes away from the courtroom seem stilted. Many other scenes were poorly edited, tumbling into each other without much care or attention to the narrative. Cameron Arnett as the lawyer gives a creditable performance, drawing in the audience to the case, and he builds up the tension to an impressive courtroom climax, but this gives way to some overdone emotion in the final scenes.