Let me set the stage. Calling out the marines to rescue an embattled ambassador from an ugly mob creates an international incident. The kind that requires a fall guy. Who better than the commanding officer who may have been too quick on the trigger.
Conspirators are at work to make sure the judges throw the book at Jackson.
Those slimy connivers never counted on defense attorney Tommy Lee Jones being such a tenacious advocate rattling the opposition. The gripping story only lacks a deeper psychological probing of the characters. Jackson earns his stripes with the film's most solid performance. The difference between a great movie and one that's merely good.