SummaryHe knew the law, but he forgot the rules: Never get involved with a client. And never put your family in danger. Step into the courtly world of Savannah's top-tier law firms. Meet one of the brightest young stars of the bar, Rick Magruder (Branagh). And witness how his obsession with a beautiful, mysterious client (Davidtz), stalked by her derang... Read More
Directed By:Robert Altman
Written By:John Grisham, Clyde Hayes
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Branagh, chewing on a plummy Georgia accent, makes the divorced, boozing, and womanizing Magruder a smug yet touchingly vulnerable legal player.
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The most stylish and original John Grisham story on film.
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It's all atmospheric, quirky and entertaining: the kind of neo-noir in which old-fashioned characters have updated problems.
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Branagh is appealing here in the way we remember from movie heroes of the '30s: cynical, wisecracking and wised-up.
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The acting is also solid, starting with Branagh's believable Georgia accent.
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Between Magruder's oily schmoozing and the camera-ready combo of Spanish moss and constant rain, he and cinematographer Changwei Gu whip up some amazing atmosphere.
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Built on one of those particularly ludicrous plots in which, just before the end, we are meant to believe that a long succession of coincidences was really a diabolical scheme. [23 Feb 1998, p. 24]
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