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The Chamber

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The Chamber (1996)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:3

Rotten:20

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Angry Klansman Sam Cayhall is on death row for the 1967 murder of two Jewish boys, and is a month away from execution. But Cayhall's grandson, young, idealistic lawyer Adam Hall, boldly decides to... Angry Klansman Sam Cayhall is on death row for the 1967 murder of two Jewish boys, and is a month away from execution. But Cayhall's grandson, young, idealistic lawyer Adam Hall, boldly decides to represent him, and if possible, prevent the punishment from coming to pass. The pair's prickly meetings force both men to confront their family's very dark secrets. Meanwhile, Adam keeps running into brick walls as he tries to gain clemency for his familial client. That is, until new evidence appears suggesting that Sam is not the killer. But with the clock ticking, will Adam have enough time to save his grandfather? [More]

Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon

Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon, Robert Prosky, David Marshall Grant, Raymond J. Barry, Bo Jackson, Josef Sommer

Director: James Foley

Director: James Foley
Story: John Grisham

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The story, about a young lawyer handling the last appeals of his grandfather, who is on death row, has enough little surprises and mysteries to stay interesting, and the stars milk it for all they’ve got.

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
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Lacking the surface glitz, attention-grabbing plot and star power of John Grisham's previous adaptations, Folley's film will also suffer due to comparisons with the similarly-themed and better Tim Robbins' Dead Man Walking, released last year.

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Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

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03/16/03
Robert Roten
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Emotionally affecting drama that shows that healing is possible across the generations.

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08/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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07/31/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Ham-fisted preachifying pablum.

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07/25/02
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04/17/02
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