ACE ATTORNEY (2012)

Based on the "second and fourth cases" of the popular videogame "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney", this stylish, fun, lighthearted mystery is set in a futuristic Japan, where the justice system is so overloaded all court cases are now decided within three days.  Phoenix Wright is a young, inexperienced attorney going up against a former friend-turned-rival, prosecutor Miles Edgeworth (who has yet to lose a case), in defending the sister of his mentor, Mia Fey, when Mia is murdered.  After that case gets Phoenix some fame, his next garners national attention when Phoenix finds himself defending none other than Miles, now accused of murder, against the most revered prosecutor in the country - Manfred von Karma - who has yet to lose in his entire 40-year career.  The mystery is complex, the film much like a videogame come to life as Phoenix traces the case back to an old case of Mia's that may have gotten her killed.  Intriguing, fun - and I want Phoenix's hair! (not rated)  A-

ACE ATTORNEY trailer