Plot A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Cast Zac Efron ... Jack Jansen Matthew McConaughey ... Ward Jansen Nicole Kidman ... Charlotte Bless John Cusack ... Hillary Van Wetter David Oyelowo ... Yardley Acheman Scott Glenn ... W.W. Jansen Ned Bellamy ... Tyree Van Wetter Nealla Gordon ... Ellen Guthrie Macy Gray ... Anita Chester Edrick Browne ... Hustler #1 Kevin Waterman ... Victim Danny Hanemann ... Sheriff Thurmond Call Peter Murnik ... Death Row Guard John P. Fertitta ... Sam Ellison (as John Fertitta) Jay Oliver ... Mr. Guthrie / Wedding Guest (as James Oliver)