Price: $12.98 $5.49

Highly underrated story of rehabilitated lawyer Reggie Love (Sarandon) taking a case for $1 from a pre-adolescent Mark Sway (Brad Renfro). Mark and his younger brother have witnessed a gangland suicide which has severely traumatized the latter. Acting quickly, Atty. Love defends the boy against not only the mafia, but against a legal system,led by state political wannnabe Jones. Jones wants headlines and notoriety, Sarandon wants protection for Mark and his family. The movie includes a memorable confrontation right at the outset, and a grizzly discovery of a missing corpse, just seconds ahead of mafia intervention. Somehow, this 1994 vintage production never seemed to garner the support that this reviewer has always thought that it deserved. Perhaps the underlying theme of "equal justice" seldom being the case for the poor and uneducated raised again a subject too sensitive to the privileged. Anyway, see this entertaining movie and then form your own opinion.

This is another great film that has gotten the shaft! The DVD treatment is subpar and that is why I deduct 1 star. At $4.00 it is a worthy purchase for the movie, but if you are looking for extras and a new transfer forget it.

This DVD arrived in excellent shape and in a timely manner. I can honestly say that it has to rate as one of the best movies I've ever seen. I don't think I got up once during the whole movie - it was like holding you on pins and needles.