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Rated: R; Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Suspense; With: Tom Berenger, Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall
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Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman is a film critic for EW
Robert Altman directed this thriller based on a John Grisham story, and it’s tricky and satisfying entertainment. Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh), a boozing, womanizing Savannah lawyer, becomes the lover and protector of Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), a desperate waitress who claims she’s being stalked by her crazed-derelict father (Robert Duvall). Is Mallory innocent, or has she seduced Magruder on purpose? The real seduction is Altman’s. He lures us into thinking we’re watching a supple character study, but the movie is brimming with Grisham-esque twists.
Posted Jan 29, 1998
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