A Civil Action (1998)

	Norman Green - Film.com
	Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
	Margaret McGurk - Cincinnati Enquirer
	Joe Baltake - Sacramento Bee
	Jeff Millar - Houston Chronicle
	Janet Maslin - NY Times
	Gregory Avery - Nitrate Online
	Susan Stark - Detroit News
	Kenneth Turan - LA Times
	Walter Addiego - SF Examiner
	Todd Lothery - News & Observer
	Michael O’Sullivan - Washington Post
	John Hartl - Seattle Times
	Jeff Vice - Deseret News
	Owen Gleiberman - EW

“The convergence of storytelling mastery, acting virtuosity and star power makes A Civil Action one of the greatest films of the year”

- Norman Green

“Starts out well, but it turns into an almost perversely undramatic legal thriller”

- Owen Gleiberman

A Civil Action

John Travolta stars as an attorney who gets involved in an environmental case that saps his energy and money. Based on a true story. Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, Stephen Fry, Zeljko Ivanek. Director: Steven Zaillian (1998, PG-13)

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