Yojimbo 06/25/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
2.5/4 

I usually detest John Grisham's brand of airport populist courtroom trash, but an impressive cast elevates this above the usual white liberal take on southern racism. The characters are wall to wall cliches, but decent character actors keep them interesting, particularly SLJ and Donald Sutherland.

Michael 06/15/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

A great film that lots of people have not seen MCConaughey's speach at the end is heartrenching

Daniel Corleone 12/31/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

It starts where a 10-year-old Tonya Hailey is viciously raped and beaten by two white racists—James Louis "Pete" Willard and Billy Ray Cobb. Carl Lee Hailey, recalls a similar case from the year before wherein four white men raped a black girl in a nearby town. Billy Ray Cobb's brother, Freddy Lee Cobb, is seeking revenge for Carl Lee's killing of his brother. A remarkable plot with endearing portrayals from almost every cast. A Time to Kill is a smart drama with believable situations.

Snoogans 11/29/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

Good legal drama filled with great actors.

mitchellyoung 07/06/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

There's a lot to like about this movie, but the main star is the conviction and chemistry displayed by the leads. There really isn't a bad performance in the movie and that makes the racial issues that the film investigates more thought-provoking, as they are handled seriously and with poise.