The film Just Cause is about a man called Bobby Earl who is on death row for murdering a young girl. His family contact a retired lawyer called Paul Armstrong and ask him to look into the case for them. He is now working as a professor and has strong views on the abolishment of capital punishment but he is reluctant to take on the job at first. After talking it over with his wife she encourages him to take a look at the case. Paul finds disturbing things about the police when they first arrested Bobby Earl and after speaking to another prisoner on death row called Blair Sullivan, he is convinced of Bobby's innocence. The key actors in the film ...  Read the complete review

The tag line to this film is “Buried deep in the Florida Everglades is a secret that can save an innocent man or let a killer kill again”. Now, as someone who really enjoys a good thriller, this looked like it would be just up my street. I duly paid a few pounds for it from Ebay, (which is why I am only reviewing it now, when it is nearly 10 years old), and began to watch with baited breath. We are quickly introduced to Harvard teacher, Paul Armstrong, played by the unmistakeable Sean Connery. He is taking part in a talk/debate about the rights and wrongs of capital punishment. He is not getting it all his own way, and when victim’s rights are raised, he ends ...  Read the complete review