In a small southern town in the 1960s, a black man awaits trial for murdering the two rednecks who viciously raped his 10-year-old daughter. A young, idealistic white lawyer takes up the father's defense, and the incendiary case becomes a firestorm of racism and controversy, ripping the town apart. Based on John Grisham's bestselling first novel.
This just in: Matthew McConaughey has already won the 1997 Best Actor Oscar, will be on the cover of every magazine published in the English language, and has been named Time's Man of the Year. Those suggestions should be absurd, but the way Warner Bros. is pushing John Grisham's anointed one, they're merely the next logical step. It's one thing to be the Flavor of the Month, but McConaughey has become the Flavor of Next Month, a star without a previous starring role. That's a rather unfair burden to place on an actor, but now that A TIME TO KILL is finally here, it looks like the talent is up to the hype. Leading an exceptional cast, Matthew McConaughey helps create some riveting moments in an occasionally melodramatic story.
