Man, I haven't watched this since it was in theaters, and I forgot what a great ride it is; Grisham adaptions always were.

While the switch from Big Tobacco in the novel to the firearms industry may have been a little too on-the-nose for current events in 2003 which ruffled a lot of feathers at the time, this still *really* works because both industries have historically dominated in civil cases.*But* it being against the firearms industry in the movie really isn't the focus of the it at all; it's about the moral and ethical conundrums of trying to rig a jury in either direction.

It works so well because of the cast; can't really go wrong with Hackman and Hoffman going toe-to-toe or Cusack and Weisz going toe-to-toe with Gene Hackman. Yeah, it gets into the realm of fantasy revenge porn what with [spoiler]Nick and Marlee getting $15 million on top of Fitch getting badly outplayed,[/spoiler] but it's still a fun ride. If you're a fan of any of the many *other* Grisham adaptations, this one probably won't disappoint you.