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A district attorney teams up with an eccentric lawyer to defend a girl accused of theft. While gathering evidence they are drawn into New York's art world and seedy underworld and become the target of a killer. Read more

Starring	Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy
Director	Ivan Reitman
Genres	Thriller

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- Sophisticated but messy comedy with odd unrelated asides, reminiscent of the TV series Moonlighting but with top production values.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  you spent a pleasant night... the story is complicated enough to make it interesting... it could have been worse.
  
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  - 06 Jun 2004 at 23:39
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  What I liked about this film was that, in my opinion, it was complicated and you needed to pay attention. Well cast, humerous, serious, unpredictible. Watch it... read more »
  
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  I liked this, fairly good story, excellent acting
  
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  - Hemel Hempstead
  - 24 Oct 2005 at 19:54
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  80's Nostalgia
  
  New York looking real pretty. Redford and Winger pairing up real well. Kooky Daryl being kooky. 'Things to do when you can't sleep' scene is funny. ... read more »
  
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- - Kenneth Boyle
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  - 25 Feb 2005 at 21:13
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  you spent a pleasant night... the story is complicated enough to make it interesting... it could have been worse.
  
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  - 06 Jun 2004 at 23:39
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  Courtroom drama with a difference
  
  The story of 2 American lawyers, one prosecution, the other defence and an innocent artist.
  
  As rivals there are none better. As partners.... can they... read more »
  
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  pleasant
  
  you spent a pleasant night... the story is complicated enough to make it interesting... it could have been worse.
  
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  - england
  - 06 Jun 2004 at 23:39
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  80's Nostalgia
  
  New York looking real pretty. Redford and Winger pairing up real well. Kooky Daryl being kooky. 'Things to do when you can't sleep' scene is funny. ... read more »
  
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- - Kenneth Boyle
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  - 25 Feb 2005 at 21:13
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  I liked this, fairly good story, excellent acting
  
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  - 24 Oct 2005 at 19:54
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  Courtroom drama with a difference
  
  The story of 2 American lawyers, one prosecution, the other defence and an innocent artist.
  
  As rivals there are none better. As partners.... can they... read more »
  
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  What I liked about this film was that, in my opinion, it was complicated and you needed to pay attention. Well cast, humerous, serious, unpredictible. Watch it... read more »
  
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Critics' reviews
- Sophisticated but messy comedy with odd unrelated asides, reminiscent of the TV series Moonlighting but with top production values.
- 30411
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- Never trust a film with a character named 'Chelsea'. Here, the silly moniker belongs to Daryl Hannah, a New York boho... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13

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