A Time To Kill

Action, Drama, Suspense, Thriller, War

Sandra Bullock	Ellen Roark
Charles S. Dutton	Sheriff Ozzie Walls
Brenda Fricker	Ethel Twitty
Samuel L. Jackson	Carl Lee Hailey
Ashley Judd	Carla Brigance
Matthew McConaughey	Jake Brigance
Oliver Platt	Harry Rex Vonner
Kevin Spacey	Rufus Buckley
Kiefer Sutherland	Freddie Lee Cobb
Joe Bullen	Joe Frank Perryman
Donald Sutherland	Lucien Wilbanks
Patrick McGoohan	Judge Omar Noose
Kurtwood Smith

Director	Joel Schumacher
Producer	John Grisham; A. Hunt Lowry; William M. Elvin
Writer	Akiva Goldsman; John Grisham

You wouldn't know it by watching the Batman movies they collaborated on, but this smart adaptation of John Grisham's novel proves that director Joel Schumacher and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman have some talent when the right project comes along. Schumacher had previously directed Grisham's The Client, and brought equal craft and intelligence to this story about a young Southern attorney (Matthew McConaughey, in his breakthrough role) who defends a black father (Samuel L Jackson) after he kills two men who raped his young daughter. Sandra Bullock plays the passionate law student who serves as McConaughey's legal aide and voice of conscience in the racially charged drama. Added to the star power of the lead roles is a fine supporting cast, including Kevin Spacey, Ashley Judd and Oliver Platt. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com