Cast:
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, William Atherton, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci
Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Synopsis:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been killed and a law student Darby Shaw uncovers a conspiracy writing a brief about this murder , putting herself and others in danger.So she ask for help a newspaper reporter Gray Grantham.
Review:
The Pelican Brief is a legal crime thriller based on the novel of the same title by John Grisham.
Julia Roberts is a young lady in distress, she writes a brief, theorizing who was behind the murder of two Supreme Court justices.
Denzel Washington is the investigative reporter who sees some sense in her theory and decides to offer his help.
The Pelican Brief has the law student Darby Shaw who took part in an affair with Thomas Callahan.
She writes a theory about the murder of two Supreme Court justices,one of whom, Abraham Rosenberg, served as Callahan's mentor.
When Callahan shares this so-called "Pelican Brief" with Gavin Verheek, an FBI lawyer, the document goes to Fletcher Coal, who believes it could depose the current administration.
When Callahan is murdered and the President convinces the FBI not to investigate Darby's theory, the student has to go into hiding, stalked by assassin Khamel.
Her only hope of escaping Callahan's fate and proving her theory lies in Washington investigative reporter Gray Grantham,who's already had one confidential source back out of sharing information about the assassinations.
As for performance of the actors I was deeply impressed by the acting of Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington .
Their performance makes the film absorbing and entertaining from beginning to end.
I guess "The Pelican Brief" is may be not to everyone's taste, but I personally like it.It's a nice movie and the 2-hours hold your attention easily.
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, William Atherton, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci
Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Synopsis:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been killed and a law student Darby Shaw uncovers a conspiracy writing a brief about this murder , putting herself and others in danger.So she ask for help a newspaper reporter Gray Grantham.
Review:
The Pelican Brief is a legal crime thriller based on the novel of the same title by John Grisham.
Julia Roberts is a young lady in distress, she writes a brief, theorizing who was behind the murder of two Supreme Court justices.
Denzel Washington is the investigative reporter who sees some sense in her theory and decides to offer his help.
The Pelican Brief has the law student Darby Shaw who took part in an affair with Thomas Callahan.
She writes a theory about the murder of two Supreme Court justices,one of whom, Abraham Rosenberg, served as Callahan's mentor.
When Callahan shares this so-called "Pelican Brief" with Gavin Verheek, an FBI lawyer, the document goes to Fletcher Coal, who believes it could depose the current administration.
When Callahan is murdered and the President convinces the FBI not to investigate Darby's theory, the student has to go into hiding, stalked by assassin Khamel.
Her only hope of escaping Callahan's fate and proving her theory lies in Washington investigative reporter Gray Grantham,who's already had one confidential source back out of sharing information about the assassinations.
As for performance of the actors I was deeply impressed by the acting of Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington .
Their performance makes the film absorbing and entertaining from beginning to end.
I guess "The Pelican Brief" is may be not to everyone's taste, but I personally like it.It's a nice movie and the 2-hours hold your attention easily.
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