Synopsis
A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.
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Cast
- Kenneth BranaghRick Magruder
- Embeth DavidtzMallory Doss
- Robert Downey Jr.Clyde Pell
- Daryl HannahLois Harlan
- Tom BerengerPete Randle
- Famke JanssenLeeanne Magruder
- Mae WhitmanLibby Magruder
- Jesse JamesJeff Magruder
- Robert DuvallDixon Doss
- Clyde HayesCarl Alden
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
Branagh, chewing on a plummy Georgia accent, makes the divorced, boozing, and womanizing Magruder a smug yet touchingly vulnerable legal player. - 80
The New York Times
With unexpected success, Robert Altman plays a John Grisham mystery in a seductive new key. - 78
Austin Chronicle
The most stylish and original John Grisham story on film. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
It's all atmospheric, quirky and entertaining: the kind of neo-noir in which old-fashioned characters have updated problems. - 70
Film Threat
Best of all, Robert Downey Jr., as Rick's seedy private eye provides a little comic relief at his own expense. - 63
Christian Science Monitor
The acting is also solid, starting with Branagh's believable Georgia accent. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
And, in a pointless riffing on the title, there are ginger kitties galore -- this flick has enough cats to launch a Broadway musical. - 50
Chicago Reader
The lesson of this barely stylish crime thriller is that a dull story is not improved by withholding information about characters' motives from the audience as long as possible.
