October 17, 2008
The subject matter was compelling but the movie lacked a certain je ne sais quois.
Brent Jennings, Cicely Tyson, Don Cheadle
From the prize-winning novel by Ernest J. Gaines comes another story of racism and redemption in the Deep South. When a young black man (Mekhi Phifer) is wrongly condemned for the murder of a white ma...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 1, 2000
Stats: 19 reviews
Flixster Reviews (19)
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August 11, 2008The storyline is a very worthy one to tell and there was no problem with the acting abilities, but to me this film should have been more powerful to make the message and heart of the film come across better
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August 6, 2008haven't seen this movie but will in the future....some black men are wrongly accused...
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