cover-up and asks him to make the case go away; the next day, the U.S. Defense Department has the case thrown out of court due to "security reasons". Just as Claire is about to celebrate her victory in court, Charlie discovers the truth: Tom had murdered one of the witnesses in front of his family. The widow who witnessed the act described Tom's having tossed his gun from one hand to the other (a habit Tom displayed with keys and other objects throughout the film) and his shooting his gun first using one hand, then the other (revealing his ambidexterity). The match between these descriptions also indicated that Tom committed the massacre and also murdered two of the other key witnesses years prior to his arrest. After Tom overhears Claire talking to Charlie on the phone, a short scuffle between Claire and Tom ensues, during which Claire fears for her life. The Salvadorian witness shoots Tom through the window, and the film ends with Charlie and Claire partnering a new law firm. Cast Ashley Judd as Claire Kubik Morgan Freeman as Charlie Grimes Jim Caviezel as Tom Kubik/Ron Chapman Adam Scott as First Lieutenant Terence Embry Amanda Peet as Jackie Grimaldi Bruce Davison as Brigadier General Bill Marks Juan Carlos Hernández as Major James Hernandez Michael Gaston as Major Lucas Waldron Tom Bower as Special Agent Mullins Jude Ciccolella as Colonel Farrell Emilio Rivera as Salvadoran Man Michael Shannon as Troy Abbott Dendrie Taylor as Lola Paula Jai Parker as Gracie Dawn Hudson as Lieutenant Colonel LaPierre Julie Remala as Lisa Stenstrom Critical reception Rotten Tomatoes reported a "rotten" 31% rating, based on 133 reviews, while Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 48 out of 100, based on 33 reviews. A.O. Scott of The New York Times thought Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman "make a muddled genre exercise seem a lot better than it is. Ms. Judd, always brisk and appealing, is capable of fine acting when the mood strikes [and] Mr. Freeman shows himself, once again, incapable of giving a bad performance." He added Carl Franklin's direction "is far from terrible, but it feels singularly uninspired, a flurry of fast, expository scenes and suspense-movie setups." He felt the plot twist "renders everything that came before completely nonsensical" and concluded, "If you figure it out, please let me know. On second thought, don't, but please drop a