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Plot Summary
The novel by John Katzenbach becomes this legal thriller starring Sean Connery as Harvard Law School professor Paul Armstrong. A legal expert whose days of trying cases are long behind him, Armstrong is moved by a plea he receives from a Florida death row inmate, Bobby Earl (Blair Underwood). It seems that the educated, upstanding Earl has been railroaded by an overeager sheriff (Laurence Fishburne) zealously trying to solve the kidnapping and murder of a little girl. Once Armstrong arrives in Florida, he is able to locate the murder weapon and cast doubt on Earl's innocence, even identifying a much more likely culprit in the homicidal genius Blair Sullivan (Ed Harris). All is not as it seems in the case of Bobby Earl, however, and Armstrong is going to end up regretting his interest in the case. Ruby Dee, Kate Capshaw, and Ned Beatty costar in this film from producer-turned-director Arne Glimcher.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
22%- Reviews Counted: 27
- Fresh: 6
- Rotten: 21
- Average Rating: 4.0/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: It doesn't bog down in the bogs, but it's slow-moving just about everyplace else.
Rotten: The longer you stay with it, the more routine and uninspired it seems -- not to mention cowardly.
Rotten: It's brutal, horribly manipulative, and we've seen this stuff before in better pictures.
Rotten: There is no psychological depth, no real motivation, no human values to weigh, just characters jerked here and there like puppets in an arbitrary plot.
Customer Reviews
Dynamic Thriller
Sean Connery has to be the all-time best actor and in his various roles he makes the movie-goer feel and think with him. In this movie, you are drawn into the injustice of the case just as the professor is. The roller-coaster ride of evidence finally brings relief from the audience as justice prevails...or does it? Just when the movie is closing, we turn a corner and discover that the whole time there has been a story within a story. Fantastically convinicing. Strong characters. Powerful drama....but one fatal flaw...our own desire for the removal of injustice. A must see movie for all Sean Connery fans and people who like a story of dram, intrigue, and in the same genre as Grisham. Rent it!
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Intriguing, Dramatic Thriller at its best !!!
This movie is positively excellent and my first five-star rating on ITunes!
Sean Connery and Blair Underwood give stunning performances throughout this murder-based dramatic thriller! The attention never waivers and while conclusions are made quickly as to innocence and guilt; they are soon dashed long before the film draws to a jaw-dropping close.
The writing, direction, and performance are dynamic. These facets, coupled with the setting of the South Florida Everglades where everyone speaks some truth and untruth about everyone, make the movie a compelling "must see" for anyone looking for two hours of deep drama, intrigue, and a revolutionary surprise ending.
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