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Time to Kill, A (1996) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Time to Kill, A (1996) a score of 2.6772 out of 4

based on (81) reviews

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Excellent

(8)

Very Good

(51)

Good

(18)

Fair

(3)

Poor

(1)

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German Sneak Review

Nach "Die Firma", "Die Akte" und "Der Klient" ist "Die Jury" die vierte Verfilmung eines Romanes von John Grisham. Der Bestsellerautor bestand bei diesem Film auf der Verpflichtung von Joel Schumacher, der auch schon bei "Der Klient" Regie führte. Auch...read the complete Time to Kill, A (1996) review at German Sneak Review

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The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

Some of the criticisms lobbed at A Time to Kill when it was first released are valid -- it is another movie about race that ends up becoming about the white lawyer -- but it makes some subtle commentary on racism that I don't think I've seen before. And...read the complete Time to Kill, A (1996) review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

Director Joel Schumacher and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman seem incapable of emphasizing what's important and relegating the rest to secondary status....read the complete Time to Kill, A (1996) review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)

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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

There's no question the movie's entertaining. But the blatantly schematic depictions of black and white, liberal and hawk, and other tiresome dichotomies turn A Time to Kill into the moral equivalent of a cockfight....read the complete Time to Kill, A (1996) review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)