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The Pelican Brief

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

More assassins; Roberts miscast; possible CIA conspiracy; awkward Washington jogging

In the discussion (4)
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  • Washington’s jogging looks awkward and effortful despite his athleticism.
  • Mattiece should be able to hire more and better assassins, especially after the replacement loses to bouncers.
  • Roberts is considered miscast and insufficiently allowed to use her charisma; Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Jason Leigh are suggested alternatives.
  • The unresolved CIA presence inspires a speculative theory that it engineered the plot and used Mattiece and Darby as decoys.