I've grown increasingly restive at such films as Mississippi Burning, A Time to Kill, and Ghosts of Mississippi... All three films celebrate the heroism of white law officers in prosecuting racist killers.

Strong performances but just another movie about civil rights issues that pays too much attention to the white characters.

It closes a chapter in history, but scarcely brings it to life.

It succeeds as a detective story and moral fable, but the courtroom scenes lack bite and the domestic matters are pure made-for-TV movie.