The Pelican Brief Reviews

wow, what a movie!!! This movie had me excited and guessing throughout! I named the title of my review the crime of secrets because I noticed not a lot of people knew about this crime. At first, I thought Julia Roberts... Read more

Impressive movie about corruption. Filled with action, a denzel washington classic. I have this movie on DVD, AND I must say it is fantastic, about a law student who writes a brief about the murder of a supreme court justice, accusing... Read more

Take any John Grisham novel and have it brought to screen, written and directed by Alan J. Pakula (Sophie's Choice, All the President's Men. To Kill a Mockingbird), and add Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington as the leads, and you... Read more

This movie is based on a novel by John Grisham. John Grisham's movies are always based on and around lawyers and their ability to solve crimes. This story is about a law student who uncovers a conspiracy resulting in her... Read more

JULIA ROBERTS is a damsel in distress when she writes a brief, theorizing what and who was behind the murder of two Supreme Court justices. DENZEL WASHINGTON is the investigative reporter who sees some merit in her theory and reluctantly... Read more

This movie's atory is completely unfaithful to the book. The movie doesn't have the suspense of the book, being very slow and cheesy. The actings are decent and the visulas are poorer that I hoped. I'm very sad with this movie... Read more

Thsi is the kind of movie which really set people thinking. The real thing that might have happen around us everyday but we just ain't informed of. Its a pity they did not make such movies anymore.... Read more

I haven't read this particular John Grisham novel on which this film was based, so I can't comment as to the film's faithfulness to it. I can surmise however that from reading other Grisham novels it "feels" like it might... Read more

I haven't read this particular John Grisham novel on which this film was based, so I can't comment as to the film's faithfulness to it. I can surmise however that from reading other Grisham novels it "feels" like it might be... Read more

John Grisham's bestseller becomes paranoia thriller directed capably by Alan J. Pakula. "Eager beaver" Louisiana law student Julia Roberts does some home research trying to connect the backgrounds of two Washington, D.C. Supreme Court Justices who were murdered; her theories... Read more