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The film tells the story of a young law student whose legal brief about the assassination of two Supreme Court justices causes her to be targeted by killers. She enlists the help of an investigative reporter and the two become fugitives.
Pakula has improved on Grisham's book by excising much of the detritus, crafting a taut, intelligent thriller that succeeds on almost every level.
November 05, 2008
Antagony & Ecstasy
If I would still call it one of Pakula's very best films since the end of the 1970s, that says far more about the decline of his career than anything else.
It's too bad that Pakula allows this 1993 movie to dawdle after its climax, but prior to that he's adept at suggesting unseen menace and keeping things in motion.