Denzel Washington, James B. Sikking, John Heard
A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997
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August 31, 2009A very good political conspiracy thriller with an outstanding cast. Based on the John Grisham novel. This is a entertaining film with a deep plot, it can be a little slow at times and light on action but overall an enjoyable well made film.
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December 21, 2008Based on John Grisham's best-selling novel.
Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) is a law student at Tulane who writes her own theory about who arranged for the assassination of two Supreme Court justices and why. The unfortunate thing is, her theory is right on the money, and once it sta...( read more) -
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August 9, 2007what a cast, this was done so good...I forgot I was watching a movie, aren't those the best ones
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July 14, 2007Yet another dreary John Grisham legal thriller featuring a particularly uncharismatic Denzel who appears even more on autopilot than usual, and Julia Roberts running around corridors for reasons it's difficult to care about.
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October 29, 2009A thriller that lives up to its name, based on a novel it is centred around a law student who works on a paper about a conspiracy around the killings of two court justices. however the papers reaches goverment officials who take it serious and have to keep her quiet. She then jou...( read more)
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August 14, 2009Okay, Im going t give a solid review of this film because it deserves nothing less. Th intricacy of the plot presented in this film is only trumped by the relevancy of the subject material being broached. Environmental concerns, political subterfuge, mass cover-ups...and a most u...( read more)
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