Grant Watson Fiction Machine Apr 21, 2026 5/10

The film as a whole reverts from decent to mediocre, and a lot of time, effort, and talent is wasted in the process.

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Jaylan Salah InSession Film Jul 25, 2024 A-

A film like that means nothing without its main protagonist and no, that’s not Jones as a sleaze-ball, slick-style, pompous, Bible-quoting US attorney named Reverend Roy Foltrigg. It’s Sarandon as the down-on-her-luck hero of this journey.

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Quentin Crisp Christopher Street Apr 4, 2022

The film is hideously colored. The mere look of it sets the mood. It only gets darker as danger increases, and everyone becomes more deliciously beastly. I loved every minute of it.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 13, 2021 3/4

...kicks off with an impressively riveting opening...

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Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune Aug 16, 2017 1.5/5

You know, there are more exciting trials on free TV.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Aug 16, 2007 3/5

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jan 11, 2007 3/5

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Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jul 29, 2006 3/5

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Geoff Andrew Time Out Feb 9, 2006

Slick, solid and saddled throughout with hackneyed motivation and implausible moments, Schumacher's film is both the best adaptation of a John Grisham novel to date, and a surprisingly suspenseful slice of escapist entertainment.

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Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Nov 18, 2005 3/5

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 15, 2005 B-

Susan Sarandon, the emotional center of the narrative, received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing a recovered alcoholic laywer who interacts with the boy as a surrogate mother and a pro.

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Randy Shulman Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) Nov 4, 2004 3/5

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Jonathan R. Perry Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) Jun 14, 2004 3/5

An engrossing potboiler ... if you don't think too hard. But when you need a pot-smoking Lez Zeppelin-enslaved swamp rat-with-a-brain to plead your case, you call the pitch-perfect Susan Sarandon.

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Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Jun 13, 2004 3/5

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Ryan Cracknell Movie Views May 12, 2004 3/5

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Jon Niccum Lawrence Journal-World Mar 19, 2004 2/5

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Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) Jan 8, 2004 3/5

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Fred Topel About.com Sep 26, 2003 2/5

Boring cliche Grisham movie.

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Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Aug 22, 2003 3/5

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jul 19, 2003

A lively screen translation of another legal drama by John Grisham

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