The preposterous plot turns are offset by sharply drawn characters in this thriller that hinges on bad karma. A whiz at clearing shady clients, defense attorney Callum Crane (Bill Pullman) is also an all-around creep: Not only does he rape his administrative assistant, Sophie Lennon (Gabrielle Anwar), but he then fires her, as though getting her out of the picture somehow absolves him of accountability. Though Sophie is surprisingly sanguine about the assault, she threatens to go public when she learns that Callum is in line for a federal judgeship. Meanwhile, petty criminal Nathan Corrigan (Devon Sawa) leaves the state pen with plans to go straight. Since he's at od...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
112 mins