Somehow, these two difficult people are easy to watch, at least on the screen. They are honest to a fault, which is, in the end, their charm.

The wild-haired Carter has the flashier role and, although she digs into it with gusto, she's all over the emotional map.

Fails to elicit memorable work from any of its principal collaborators.

Considering the ramifications of its true-life story, this earnest legal melodrama about fighting the system never achieves the necessary urgency or poignancy.