The stakes in this feel lower than some of the other Grisham adaptations. But that's resulted in a more nuanced (although still occasionally implausible) film.
Damon's earnest newbie lawyer is perfectly balanced by DeVito's rather more cynical hack. Voight makes for a good adversary.
Unusually, for these movies it finds time to weave in at least one secondary narrative.
Having watched a run of these long courtroom dramas now, I'm struck by Grisham's confidence in ordinary people doing the right thing.
Verdict: One of the more intelligent adaptations.
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