this movie really be a mixed bag . on the one hand and the story and concept of the movie be really good and tense and have some nice plot twist in it . but than again on the other hand and it all be tell very slow and without style and uninvolved . still i regard just cause a an above average thriller simply because of the fine cast . maybe sean connery be miscast in his role . i mean and he isn not really that believable a a the main hero and father of a young daughter ( play by a still very young scarlett johansson by the way ) and husband of kate capshaw . i feel that he simply be too old for the role to be really credible in it . however sean connerey be of course a great actor and that be the only reason why he be still able to carry the movie as good a he do . but he of course be help by a very solid support cast that consist out of actor like laurence fishburne and blair underwood and ned beatty and hope lange and lynne thigpen and ed harris . all actor be really good but some of them be highly underused at the same time and which be a real shame and as well a a missed opportunity . especially ed harris be just totally great in his role a a psychopathic serial killer . he truly chill and act superbly . normally he doesn not play this ruthless and chill sort of role in movie and so he really surprise with his role in this one . his performance alone be already more than enough reason to watch this movie . however due to the fact that the story be tell without much style and too formulaic and none of the character in the movie really work out well because it feel all too distant . it really be the way of storytelling that kill all the movie it fine potential . arne glimcher direct the movie with little style and keep the pace too low at time . because of this and we a viewer and never really get involve with the story or any of it character . it really be too bad and for just cause have more than enough potential . a fine cast and a slick story with some unexpected twist and turn in it in which nothing be what it seem . the cast and story be the only reason why this movie be still an above average thriller and that will probably still please the fan of the genre . it however be an eternal shame that the movie be lack in it story telling and style and or else this movie could have be a real classic in it genre . positive .