The story, about a young lawyer handling the last appeals of his grandfather, who is on death row, has enough little surprises and mysteries to stay interesting, and the stars milk it for all they’ve got.
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06/15/07
The Chamber (1996)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:3
Rotten:20
Average Rating:4.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Angry Klansman Sam Cayhall is on death row for the 1967 murder of two Jewish boys, and is a month away from execution. But Cayhall's grandson, young, idealistic lawyer Adam Hall, boldly decides to... [More]
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon
Director: James Foley
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Reviews for The Chamber
Lacking the surface glitz, attention-grabbing plot and star power of John Grisham's previous adaptations, Folley's film will also suffer due to comparisons with the similarly-themed and better Tim Robbins' Dead Man Walking, released last year.
03/08/06
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02/09/06
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07/02/05
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05/06/05
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08/30/04
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03/16/03
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02/06/03
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11/06/02
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10/15/02
Emotionally affecting drama that shows that healing is possible across the generations.
08/27/02
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07/31/02
Ham-fisted preachifying pablum.
07/25/02
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06/18/02
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06/05/02
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