Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent - by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man...
Wrongfully Accused is a late-90s Leslie Nielsen spoof in the vein of his Naked Gun work, lampooning The Fugitive and other thriller staples. The plot is purely a scaffolding for gags with no real dramatic investment. Nielsen delivers his trademark deadpan competently, elevating the material somewhat. Cinematography is functional and unremarkable — standard comedy filmmaking with no visual ambition. Novelty is low: by 1998 the Nielsen spoof formula was well-worn and this film recycles the same structure and style as his earlier, sharper work. The ending wraps up mechanically without any memorable comic payoff. A passable entry in a tired subgenre.