Time to Kill

Pros: Jackson, Platt
Cons: Dialogue, plot, characterizations

Once upon a time, back in 19…………….so mething, I read a book called A Time to Kill written by the then newly famous John Grisham. The book wasn’t an easy page turner like The Firm and had, in fact, been written first. ...

Pros: Samuel L. Jackson, Spacey, Dutton
Cons: Screenplay, Direction, Cinematography, Bullock, McConaughey

A Time to Kill

Matthew McConaughey plays rookie lawyer "Jake Brigance" who finds himself defending murder suspect "Carl Lee Hailey" (Samuel L. Jackson) in this heavy-handed movie, an adaptation of John Grisham’s novel of...

Pros: I just saved 15% on my car insurance.
Cons: Completely stupid, illogical, and pointless. Bad acting by bad actors. The director is incorrigibly retarded.

Without a doubt, A Time to Kill is the most asinine social commentary ever made in the history of man and Joel Schumacher, the director, is the stupidest man who has ever lived. Before I saw this movie, never would I have imagined ...

Pros: emotional, thought provoking, engaging, well acted
Cons: predictable

Ok everyone....I am going to start this review by throwing a scenario at you: Your 10 year old daughter has just been severely beaten, brutally raped, and left for dead. The two men who committed the act are caught but chances are that they will likely ...

Pros: Great story with a ton of great acting. This movie makes you think hard about some very important things.
Cons: I disagree with vigilante justice, and think that this movie might give some people the wrong message.

I reveal extremely important details of A Time to Kill in this review, so if that would ruin the movie for you, please don’t read on.

Samuel Jackson plays Carl Lee Hailey. Hailey kills 2 men who raped and almost killed his little...

Pros: A variety of strong performances, considering the poor quality of the script
Cons: Script, direction, manipulation, a film that sucks brain cells out of your head

The first thing one notices about A Time to Kill, is that the cast deserves better than this film can offer. Just look at a list of the actors that lent their talents to this movie: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Charles Dutton,...

Pros: Great casting, based on true events.
Cons: Might be too violent for some.

Derived from John Grisham’s novel of the same name, A Time To Kill is more than just your everyday tale of murder. I like to think of A Time To Kill as a ‘mutt movie’. What’s a ‘mutt movie’ you ask? A movie that involves a wide scale of...

Pros: A few peripheral characters earned their money with this one.
Cons: Everything and everyone else put on masks and robbed the American moviegoing people.

Blame it all on my roots. I like to read books. And scoff at the movie affair.

Sorry to wax poetic, Garth-style, but I just can't seem to understand how this has become the most popular of the Grisham novel/movies. While some of the...

Pros: superb acting from Jackson and McConaughey, gripping story, thought-provoking
Cons: Just a little over-long

A Time To Kill is a film I hadn't seen in quite awhile, sitting through it is almost unbearable. The sheer brutality of the crime at the heart of the film makes for exceptionally rough viewing, particularly if you're a parent of a young child. Yet,...

Pros: Good lead performances, some strong writing.
Cons: Outmatched by classic competition.

"A Time to Kill" is a courtroom drama about racism in the South. This is ground that has been plowed a number of times by very skillful filmmakers, and I'd have to say that while "Time to Kill" features some excellent acting and...

Pros: Thrilling, Deep, Terrific!
Cons: -none-

Imagine you are a parent (if not already). Your hard working, honest and you happen to be a minority in the deep South. On a hot day, as you toil in the sun, two bigoted rednecks with too much beer under their belts speed up in a suped-up pick-up...

Pros: Excellent acting and storyline
Cons: None

Rating Rated R for violence and some swearing

A Time to Kill is probably my second favorite movie of all time. I am not big into court room dramas, but the storyline, action and the acting keep you interested the entire...

Pros: Compelling courtroom drama, understated humor
Cons: A little long

With the exception of The Pelican Brief, every movie made from a John Grisham novel has been quality entertainment. None has been so compelling or moving, though, as A Time to Kill. Race relations in this country still suck -- we know that -- but...

Pros: Cast, storyline, drama
Cons: It finally ends

Imagine that two thugs just repeatedly beat and raped your 12 year old daughter. What would you do? I think you know you would do the same thing Samuel L. Jackson's character did...kill both of them.

A Time To Kill is one of those movies...

Pros: Great acting, great story, excellent representation of the tense atmosphere
Cons: I have yet to find anything worth mentioning here

I'll be straightforward here- I *love* this film. It's probably my favorite of all time, if not a very close second to "From Russia with Love."
For a film with a title that makes it sound like a typical action flick, "A Time to...