Just Cause

1995

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

38
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 31 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 32427 32.4K

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Plot summary

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.

Director

Arne Glimcher Photo
Arne Glimcher

Top cast

Scarlett Johansson Photo
Scarlett Johansson as Katie Armstrong
Kevin McCarthy Photo
Kevin McCarthy as Phil Prentiss
Christopher Murray Photo
Christopher Murray as Detective T.J. Wilcox
George Plimpton Photo
George Plimpton as Elder Phillips
1080p.BluRay
1.64 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by raulfaust 7 / 10

Too little too late

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 5 / 10

so heavy handed and so slow

In rural Florida 1986, Bobby Earl (Blair Underwood) is arrested for the murder of a young white girl. Sheriff Tanny Brown (Laurence Fishburne) leads a group of brutal cops. Eight years later, Bobby is facing the electric chair. His mother pleads with law professor and anti-death penalty advocate Paul Armstrong (Sean Connery) to help. His wife (Kate Capshaw) pushes him to take on the case. Imprisoned serial killer Blair Sullivan (Ed Harris) claims to have committed the crime.The acting is way too broad especially Fishburne. Sean Connery is possibly the most subtle of the lot which says everything. The movie is so heavy-handed. It pushes so hard that it's obvious something is wrong with the narrative. The twists are not obvious but expected. The movie moves too slowly wading through the case like a swamp. I don't know why the cops tell Armstrong so many incriminating statements. The Sullivan confession has an explanation which makes a new trial unlikely. The movie just doesn't have any tension with so much overacting. This is also notable that a young Scarlett Johansson has a minor role.
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