Adrien Brody Brings Unquestionable Commitment to a Death Row Drama Dulled by Pedestrian Writing

Ferrentino struggles to synthesize the true story’s larger themes, so even if Brody has some affecting moments in the closing scenes, the play is flat, emotionally ineffectual. It’s a disappointment that two actors as gifted as Brody and Thompson should make their Broadway debuts in such a bland, poorly conceived vehicle. At close to two hours with no intermission, it numbs both the brain and the butt.