Sean Connery does his customary highly professional job as the Harvard Law professor who is called in to review the case of a man convicted of murder, sentenced to death eight years previously. The sentence is to be carried out in the near future. In a flashback we are all made aware of the evidence which makes his confession and conviction invalid. Laurence Fishburne, as the sheriff and one of the interrogators in the eliciting of the confession is almost stereotypically over the top, as is his deputy. In fact, while the remainder of the cast work competently, only Blaire Underwood has a chance to look good as the convicted killer.While the film is reminiscent of others in the genre, Connery is so good as the law professor investigating the case, that he holds the production together. Most should find it sufficiently diverting to overlook flaws and key in on the puzzle and the lead characters. A decent though not excellent film.