A Time to Kill
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 24, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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37
TV Guide MagazineStaff(not credited)
A Time to Kill seems to argue that America's racial problems aren't so bad because, even in the heart of bigoted Mississippi, a black man can get away with murder. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson 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 full review
20
Washington PostHal Hinson
In his screen version, Schumacher does a flamboyant job of staging the book without showing the slightest interest in what it's about. Granted, Grisham's original is no masterpiece; it's beach reading, but it deserves credit for addressing its subject with some conviction and integrity. Read full review
10
Chicago ReaderAnthony Puccinelli
Like many artists today, Grisham and Schumacher exploit racial tension without understanding it. Read full review
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