Product Details

• Actors: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood, Ed Harris
• Directors: Arne Glimcher
• Writers: Jeb Stuart, John Katzenbach, Peter Stone
• Producers: Arne Glimcher, Anna Reinhardt, Gary Foster, Lee Rich
• Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Romanian, Bulgarian
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004VYML
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,743 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Just Cause" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Just Cause is a film that relies on phony plot twists and steals openly from any other thriller that it can remember. If there was a drinking game requiring players to drink during every cinematic "homage," you'd be tanked after Just Cause's first 45 minutes. Take one case of racial injustice, place it in an exotic, exquisitely photographed location (the Florida Everglades), and bring in an outsider, played by a bankable star, to save the day. Make sure nothing appears as it seems. Add a couple of plot twists, some over-the-top character actors (Ed Harris, shamelessly riffing on Hannibal Lecter), stir, and serve. The big name in this case is Sean Connery, who plays a Harvard law professor summoned to the swamps by an apparently innocent death row inmate (Blair Underwood), who swears he didn't rape and kill that 11-year-old girl. He says he confessed because maverick psycho-cop Tanny Brown (Laurence Fishburne) made him play a solo game of Russian roulette. He says his Serial-killer neighbor on death row (Harris) committed the crime. Connery buys it, the audience buys it, and how could they not? Director Arne Glimcher (who made the lackluster Mambo Kings) coerces everyone with simplistic plot manipulations. Characters are given no depth, and the actors are pawns moved about like pieces on a Clue gameboard. --Dave McCoy

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What Evil Lurks, November 3, 2002

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L. Shirley "Laurie's Boomer Views" (Huntington Beach,CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Cause (Snap Case) (DVD)

There's more than the alligators lurking in the swamplands of the Everglades in this thriller. It's hard to know who to trust as a Harvard law proffessor(Sean Connery) who hasn't even had a case in 25 years, reopens one of a convicted killer(Blair Underwood) in Florida. There is evidence to support that his confession was beat out of him, and the proffessor intends to prove it.
Don't take anything for granted in this chilling mystery as the list of suspects grows. There's the tough lawman(Laurence Fishburne),the psychotic serial killer(Ed Harris) over in the next cell,and you may even suspect the alligators in the swamps for a while. There are many twists and turns that will have you wondering who done it? The prof's wife (Kate Capshaw)is even invovled. Lots of action, lots of gripping suspense to keep you glued to your seat. You wont want to miss a minute of it.
The cast listed above all do marvelous work in this film. But I must also mention that the legendary Ruby Dee makes a superb appearance, as well as Kevin Mccarthy and Hope Lang.
So let's talk about the DVD. Fabulous! Wonderful widescreen picture. The swamps never looked so clear. Colors looked perfect.Nighttime scenes were all perfectly visable. The sound in the Dolby Surround 2.0 was actually very good, probably could have been perfect in the 5.1 with all the action though. Don't look for any special features,this DVD has only the language selection of French.It's a great film to add to the thriller section of you DVD library(even without the extras)
So Look out for those alligators and enjoy.......Laurie

also recommended:Presumed Innocent

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Connery's best movies.., July 31, 2005

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M Bardi "med" (ksa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Just Cause (Snap Case) (DVD)

Hi..
I don't get why so many people didn't like this movie, and why is there all those negative reviews about the film ?
This film is just great, it has an interesting plot, great acting by all the stars and a good ending.
So don't you guys pay any attention to those negative reviews, this movie has it all.

I personally think that this is one of connery's best movies with an amazing performance by all especially connery !
And the scene where connery's character interviews Harris's character is one of my favourite scenes, quit memorable and thrilling !


This is a must BUY movie and is highly recommended !

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good first 75 minutes, falls apart afterward., January 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Cause [VHS] (VHS Tape)

For the first 75 or so minutes, Just Cause is solid movie entertainment. It features a rather unoriginal premise, about a black man accused of raping and murdering a young white girl and is sentenced to death row, but is intriguing, nonetheless. Sean Connery plays Paul Armstrong, the man the accused killer-Bobby Earl-convinces to help find the man truly responsible.

Just Cause is an always watchable thriller, and there small plot twists turns along the way. At the 75 minute mark is the movie's big revelation, which is actually a bit more surprising than I thought it would be. But the movie goes downhill from there, resulting in a mess of car chases and fistfights. Still, it's well worth watching for those first 75 or so minutes.