Ace Attorney

2012 • 134 minutes

About this movie

In 20XX, to prevent the rise of crimes, "bench trials" a new justice system where the defense and prosecutor go head-to-head in court is started. Within just 3 days, a verdict is decided. Talented attorney Mia Fey, who shows understanding for her junior lawyer, Phoenix Wright, is murdered. Arrested for the murder is her spirit medium in training sister Maya Fey. Phoenix believes in Maya's innocence and takes the case where he meets Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, a level-headed, prodigy attorney and childhood friend. An intense courtroom battle unfolds as testimony and evidence are presented. After the trial, Phoenix receives word that Miles has been arrested for murder! Phoenix steps forward to defend Miles. Opposing council is none other than Miles's master, legendary prosecutor von Karma who has been undefeated in court for 40 years. As the trial goes on, the 15 year old DL-6 case, where Miles's father Gregory Edgeworth was shot and killed in the evidence room, is examined closely.

Ratings and reviews

An interesting take on the Ace Attorney games, specifically the first one, though I'm not sure how good it would be if you weren't already familiar with it. It goes a different direction to the games, with The First Turnabout and Turnabout Samurai showing up only very briefly, and it focuses mostly on Turnabout Sisters and Turnabout Goodbyes. However, it also ties some things together in a better way than the games, and Mia feels more relevant and active than she does in the game. As a sort of trade-off, Maya doesn't have much personality, but it does acknowledge her negative feelings at points much more than the games do. As a whole, it feels more interconnected than the games do, and I appreciate how Yanni Yogi is more fleshed-out, as I feel the game may have skimped on that part. I do not know how it stands as a whole, but as an Ace Attorney fan, I love it.