Director: Joel Schumacher
Writers: John Grisham (novel), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay)
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock and Samuel L. Jackson
My Review:
This film is an adaptation of a novel of the same name written John Grisham in the same name. The major part of the film is court room drama. Carl-Lee Hailey(Samuel L. Jackson) is arrested and tried for the case of brutally shooting and murdering two white american citizens who viciously raped his 10 year old daughter Tonya Hailey. A young rookie lawyer, Jake Brigance(Matthew McConaughey) represents Hailey on the case (Hailey Vs The State) where the defense is led by the D.A Rufus Buckley(Kevin Spacey).
The film is pure drama well directed by Joel Schumacher. Sandra Bullock plays the role of researcher and assistant for Jake Brigance. The scenes inside the court room were excellent. Although the film is a slow paced drama, the emotional scenes and expressions of the actors were at top-notch. The match up between Mcconaughry and Spacey in the trial were good. Samuel L. Jacson and Sandra Bullock gave riveting performances.
My Rating: 7.2/10
Recommendation: Watch it!!!
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