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rated it 3/4 stars and wrote that Evans' performance upstages the issues raised in the film. On Evans' performance, Ebert writes, "Electrifying in the role, Evans reminds me of other great out-of-control druggies played by Al Pacino and
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wrote, "Notable at least in part for its fumbled potential, this health-care-industry melodrama possesses all the right ingredients: an idealistic young lawyer, a corrupt corporate villain and a sympathetic victim. It just fails to assemble them into a compelling whole."
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heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense led by attorney
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wrote, "The film is chock-a-block with extraordinary performances and no one will fault the filmmaking either. This is a well-made movie, make no mistake. It just suffers from a dysfunctional hero." Ronnie Scheib of
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