When a ten-year-old African American girl is beaten and raped by two white men in Mississippi her father, Carl Lee (Samuel Jackson), decides to take matters in his own hands. There's no doubt he killed the attackers but now he is facing murder charges and there is little hope he can get a fair trial in Mississippi.
This movie is soooo difficult to watch. That's why it's been 20+ years since my last viewing. It is such a jarring film it evokes too many negative emotions yet it still brings about a sense of hope.
The all-star cast was superb. It's funny because I completely forgot about who all was in it: the likes of Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Ashley Judd, and Sandra Bullock--even Octavia Spencer had a small role.
This type of movie is a difficult one to tackle due to its sensitive nature yet I think Grisham and Joel Schumacher did an excellent job. It is riveting, it is upsetting but it is by no means far-fetched. Grisham could easily have taken this entire trial right out of a Mississippi history book and not have changed a thing. This was a bold movie that should have been made and I'm pleased that it was.
This movie is soooo difficult to watch. That's why it's been 20+ years since my last viewing. It is such a jarring film it evokes too many negative emotions yet it still brings about a sense of hope.
The all-star cast was superb. It's funny because I completely forgot about who all was in it: the likes of Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Ashley Judd, and Sandra Bullock--even Octavia Spencer had a small role.
This type of movie is a difficult one to tackle due to its sensitive nature yet I think Grisham and Joel Schumacher did an excellent job. It is riveting, it is upsetting but it is by no means far-fetched. Grisham could easily have taken this entire trial right out of a Mississippi history book and not have changed a thing. This was a bold movie that should have been made and I'm pleased that it was.
