The Pelican Brief
In a controversial case, a young girl and a university student are talking about judicial law relating to the assassination of two Supreme Court justices in mysterious circumstances, which will make it a target for the killers. When the girl charges, she knows how accurate her charges are when her lover is killed. The girl escapes to New Orleans, where she might meet a journalist who decided to help her solve a big and dangerous plot involving large government and judicial figures in the state. This may reveal many secrets and issues.
1936
11 November 1960, Peekskill, New York, USA
8 December 1970
20 January 1966, Mobile, Alabama, USA
25 January 1919, New York City, New York, USA
28 December 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
28 April 1934, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
26 June 1968, Savannah, Georgia, USA
5 March 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 April 1966, New York City, New York, USA
18 July 1911, London, Ontario, Canada
19 March 1964, London, England, UK
19 March 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 July 1947, Orange, Connecticut, USA
January 02, 2011
Talky political thriller won't engage kids.
November 05, 2008
Pakula has improved on Grisham's book by excising much of the detritus, crafting a taut, intelligent thriller that succeeds on almost every level.
January 01, 2000
A clever device to take your mind off your problems for 141 minutes.
January 14, 2010
If I would still call it one of Pakula's very best films since the end of the 1970s, that says far more about the decline of his career than anything else.
March 07, 2017
A juicy conspiracy theory thriller.
March 30, 2009
It's too bad that Pakula allows this 1993 movie to dawdle after its climax, but prior to that he's adept at suggesting unseen menace and keeping things in motion.
February 09, 2006
An old hand at this sort of thing, Pakula goes through the motions, but not much more.
June 18, 2011
A routine thriller, curiosuly disappointing from Alan Pakula that even stars like Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts can't rescue
January 01, 2000
An unnecessarily-long thriller that contains far more talking than action.
March 30, 2009
A shallow bore.
May 20, 2003
As the film piles on shovelfuls of further exposition, Mr. Washington and Ms. Roberts are left to look terrific and recite perfunctory lines.
