The Chamber
4,375
Drama
In 28 days, convicted killer and white supremacist Sam Cayhall, the oldest inmate on death, row in America, will die in the Mississippi gas chamber for the 1967 bombing murders of two small children. While counting down his final days, Sam is visited by a stranger: young, inexperienced law associate Adam Hall, who comes to Parchman Prison to try and save this unrepentant racist and find meaning in his own life. Although his late father ... [+]
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United States | Variety | "An intelligently proficient movie that works more effectively as a family drama than a legal thriller" | POS |
United States | The Washington Post | "Though it lacks the gloss, twists and star power of earlier Grisham movies, The Chamber does possess Gene Hackman's most cantankerous turn since the lowdown lawman he created in 'Unforgiven.'" | NEU |
United States | ReelViews | "Mechanical and artificial, and tells you what to think" | NEG |
United Kingdom | Empire | "A lethargic, frequently wooden movie of the least filmmable of all of Grisham's hits (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5" | NEG |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "The Chamber goes so far toward humanizing bigotry it ends up sentimentalizing it" | NEG |
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