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The Chamber Reviews

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An idealistic young lawyer, Adam Hall (O'Donnell) travels to Mississippi to plea for the life of an inmate scheduled to die in the gas chamber in four weeks. The condemned man, an unrepentant bigot, happens to be the attorney's estranged grandfather Sam Cayhall (Hackman). This suspenseful thriller twists and turns as Adam .. Read more

Starring	Gene Hackman, Chris O'Donnell, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon
Director	James Foley
Genres	Drama

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- Unconvincing and rather plodding drama, though Hackman's performance almost manages to keep one's interest alive.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  not as good as the book, but then they never are, still a good film though, especially if you havent read the book.
  
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  - carol bryan
  - Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, U.K.
  - 22 Sep 2004 at 12:31
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  The Chamber
  
  There are no spoilers in this review. I'm a big John Grisham fan and thorougly enjoyed the book. The film represented the book extremely well and held my ... read more »
  
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- - folgunboy
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  - Dunfermline
  - 18 Oct 2009 at 20:21
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  The Chamber
  
  The book is fantastic, the movie will send you to sleep, so boring.
  
  Great cast wasted.
  
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  - Woking
  - 03 Oct 2009 at 09:55
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  the chamber
  
  i love this movie i will love to reant it agen
  
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  - Eastbourne
  - 24 Jun 2009 at 14:44
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  Interesting
  
  I liked this film. It is well acted and in many ways is the Last Dance. The storyline is similar.
  
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- - retep
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  - London
  - 20 Feb 2009 at 00:37
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  Unthinkable But For One Thing
  
  This plodding drama would be a one-star flop were it not for the absolutely stunning work by Gene Hackman, which keeps you watching even after you've worked... read more »
  
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- - MikeS1961
  - 29 reviews
  - Harrogate
  - 14 Jan 2009 at 09:34
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  The Chamber
  
  Gene Hackman is excellent as always but I was slightly disappointed with the variations from the original John Grisham book.
  
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  - Wigan
  - 07 Jan 2009 at 13:42
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  The Chamber
  
  Very good - thoroughly enjoyed the film. Quite often after reading the book the film can be disappointing - but not this one.
  
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  - Wolverhampton
  - 29 Sep 2008 at 21:09
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  Good Acting
  
  Gene Hackman is excellent as always. Not a bad film at all. Was quite gripping at times, especially towards the end.
  
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- - Deb Walker
  - Heybridge, Essex
  - 19 Feb 2007 at 19:19
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  Magnificent!!!!!!!
  
  The Chamber is a powerful-gripping drama mainly because of an unbelievable performance by Gene Hackman.Superb & Magnificent.
  
  Take my word guys ... read more »
  
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- - Muhammad Ashar
  - London,England
  - 18 Nov 2006 at 01:55
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  Oh dear, oh dear
  
  what on earth was this all about? Overlong waiting for the chamber, felt as though i was on death row not Hackman. Don't waste two hours of your life.
  
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  - 04 Sep 2006 at 06:18
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  the chamber
  
  not as good as the book, but then they never are, still a good film though, especially if you havent read the book.
  
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  - carol bryan
  - Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, U.K.
  - 22 Sep 2004 at 12:31
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  As good as the book!
  
  Alright, it's been a little while since I read this one, but hey! who else's novels translate so grippingly onto celluloid?
  
  Realistically ... read more »
  
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  - Airth, Scotland
  - 10 Apr 2005 at 22:34
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  Enjoyable
  
  The film grabs your attention from the start and keeps up the tempo all the way through. I feel a lot of detail was missed from the book but that is true of ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 16 May 2005 at 23:28
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  the chamber
  
  must add that Gene Hackman is brilliant, as always!
  
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- - carol bryan
  - Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, U.K.
  - 22 Sep 2004 at 12:32
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  The Chamber
  
  Gene Hackman is excellent as always but I was slightly disappointed with the variations from the original John Grisham book.
  
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  - Wigan
  - 07 Jan 2009 at 13:42
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  The Chamber
  
  There are no spoilers in this review. I'm a big John Grisham fan and thorougly enjoyed the book. The film represented the book extremely well and held my ... read more »
  
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- - folgunboy
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  - Dunfermline
  - 18 Oct 2009 at 20:21
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  Nearly as good as the book
  
  Having just read the book I was interested to see how the film related. I think at the beginning it was a little confusing if you didn't know the story and... read more »
  
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  - 05 Mar 2006 at 22:34
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  suspense
  
  Having read the book it is a pity crucial evidence was missing in the film towards the end,nevertheless the film was very good and up to expectations,with Gene ... read more »
  
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- - charles
  - Oxon England
  - 28 Mar 2006 at 22:58
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  very simply excellent
  
  What a great film. The acting is brilliant. The plot great and the tension supurb. A definate for the top 100
  
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- - Jason Kent
  - Peterborough, England
  - 15 May 2006 at 21:55
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  Reply to Another Disaster
  
  First of all the movie, as always who can fault Gene Hackman, one of the best underated actors of all time,but the guy never puts in a bad performance, and as ... read more »
  
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  - 22 Aug 2006 at 01:41

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Critics' reviews
- Unconvincing and rather plodding drama, though Hackman's performance almost manages to keep one's interest alive.
- 33691
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- Opus V from the John Grisham production line is grey, humourless and unimaginative. Alleged killer Sam Cayhill... read more on Time Out
- 46965
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17

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  An idealistic young lawyer, Adam Hall (O'Donnell) travels to Mississippi to plea for the life of an inmate scheduled to die in the gas chamber in four weeks. The condemned man, an unrepentant bigot, happens to be the attorney's estranged grandfather Sam Cayhall (Hackman). This suspenseful thriller ...