I have a good deal of reverence for Clint Eastwood's acting and directing abilities, but who in hades taught these people their southern accents?!? The way the judge and prosecutor (both veteran actresses) slip in and out of their southern accents was very distracting and off-putting right from the get go. I'm from Georgia, so I know a thing or two about the accents here. Good, gut-wrenching story, but the accents were atrocious.