Sam Rockwell

Farrell is the central character of the film, a screenwriter working on a script called Seven Psychopaths-- it's no coincidence that he, like the writer-director, is also named Martin.

At this point there's nothing that can be considered a stretch or a change of pace for Rockwell, given how much he's done, but there's still something

When I asked him if he wanted to work with Green on a comedy because the last film he did with the director, Snow Angels, was so damn depressing, Rockwell told me I was kinda right

Director Tony Goldwyn doesn't do much to dress up the true story at the center of the earnest, perfect all-right Conviction, but truth be told he doesn't need to