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Being somewhat unprofessional allowed his natural charisma and confidence to shine through, and he embodies Mark's mix of street-wise toughness and vulnerability with confidence and ease. Brad Renfro made his debut here as Mark, and it was a great start to an unfortunately short career. The cast populating this thing is quite remarkable. Since the source material is John Grisham, you know it's gonna be a pretty breezy and thrilling ride, but not without heart and some depth. As a kid, I was initially not allowed to see this, becaue my parents thought it was a pretty hard PG-13, but eventually they lightened up, and it became a film we all would watch together once in a while. Like I said, I saw this as a kid, so nostalgia plays a big role here for me. To help himself out, he gets representation from a recovering alkie lawyer, and their teaming up leads to healing and help for both of them. ![]() His brother is comatose due to also witnessing the death, and not only that, but Mark now finds himself hunted by both the mob who want to kill him and a determined federal attorney who wants to make him talk, possibly by force if needed. The plot follows that of a troubled young kid named Mark who, just before witnessing the suicide of a mob lawyer, became privy to some vital information. ![]() ![]() But, I've since read the book and watched it a few more times, and yeah, I think it holds up pretty nicely. I've been a fan of this ever since I was a kid, and back then, I was really in love with it, even though some of it went over my head, and I might have been a little too young to appreciate some of it.
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