Worth Watching.

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2002)

I'm usually not one for political/court-room movies, but this one is done quite well in my opinion. The opening sequence in the film is superb and really pulls you into the story. I thought the film had a very interesting story line.
I'm not a huge fan of William Friedkin, the only other movie of his that I've seen is "The Exorcist", but I thought this film was directed quite nicely. I'm definitely going to keep my eyes open for his future work.
The cast in this film is quite good. Tommy Lee Jones plays the usual likeable character. Samuel L. Jackson pulls off a very nice performance, some of the dialogue of his is very powerful and intense. Guy Pearce does a good job with his role. Ben Kingsley, Bruce Greenwood, Anne Archer, Blair Underwood, Philip Baker Hall, Nicky Katt and Ryan Hurst also pull off good performances.
If you like films like "A Few Good Men" or just political/court-room/war films, then I would hope that you'd enjoy this film. Thanks for reading,
-Chris