What took me so long: I always missed it on TNT.
Why I Saw It: (Club 50) Mostly, because it's a Club 50 movie. There are other reason too, of course. The cast list reads like a checklist of 1996: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Ashley Judd...a bunch of others. None of them rise above the material though. Except Spacey. That man can be a morally suspect pseudo-antagonist whenever he wants.
Why I Wish I Hadn't: This movie is the opposite of 12 Angry Men. It's the story of an admitted murder getting away with his crime because of a sweet-talking lawyer. I fully believe everyone involved thought they were making some bold statement about race in America. Sadly, it's patronizing in its White Savior approach and when a movie makes it abundantly clear that the murderer (Jackson) was upset but fully aware of his actions, anything short of a guilty verdict is unconscionable, not something to be celebrated.
Verdict (?): Weakly Recommend
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