you think he would care the same if it was an ugly woman?

i am not sure how to call it, perhaps a hypocrisy, but he was so obsessed about this case just because she was pretty. less attractive woman - and it could have been just a normal investigation with two innocent people end up in jail.
he needs to write a book about all the other cases in which he didn't give a sh!t about the victims and failed to see the flaws in police investigation.
take all the romantic sentiments and symbolism aside, and the main character comes out quite repulsive and a douche, in my opinion. nice cinematography and production values, which make this film watchable, but otherwise it is just mindless and pretentious movie, pretending to say something important when in fact it is as fake and shallow as the oscar it has won.
frankly, i am surprised this story was not made into one of the episodes of law and order, that campanella directed. i guess now we know why he won.