Although it has it's moments, this film is an uninspired talkathon. The mood is curiously detached, despite the sensational nature of the story. Hackman does a good job but may be miscast, and O'Donnell is far too bland to carry a film like this. James Foley must have fallen asleep in the director's chair...I certainly almost did in mine! This type of story has been done before several times, and much better in many cases. If you like watching two hours of talking heads, maybe you'll be entertained, but there's more excitement and intrigue watching C-Span than this snoozer. For die-hard Grisham fans only.

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