Feb 20, 2023EvanSchoenfeld rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
All representatives of the legal profession are depicted as sleazy moral degenerates, including Newman who has a very few redeeming traits (but perhaps excluding Jack Warden). By a stroke of luck Newman is on the side of right, but his…
Aug 16, 2021bplxasan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I have no words to describe the VERDICT, except to say :"No movie surpasses the Verdict when it comes to the Cast, the Setting, the Directing, the Acting, the Venue, the Cinematography, the Story, the Relevance, the Context, and…
Jul 31, 2021N13m4nd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A disillusioned and cynical lawyer happens upon a big case which offers him a chance to redeem himself. That is about as bog-standard as a story idea gets, but when the film is directed by Sidney Lumet, written by David Mamet, and stars…
Apr 29, 2021trotter73 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An aging, alcoholic attorney, prone to panic attacks,(please don't pressure me) finds himself at a cross-road. If he does what he and everyone else wants, he will be lost.The people around him decided their course and show their true…
Mar 06, 2021goldfrapp rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I remember wondering how the heck did Paul Newman not win a Best Actor Oscar for his role in this movie (the Oscar went to Ben Kingsley for Gandhi). My favorite scene—and one that always gets me choked up— is when Newman confronts Lindsay…
To what lengths will one go to receive a favorable verdict? To what lengths will one go to get what they want? --- Be it justice or any other pursuit. Good movie!
Aug 30, 2019richmole rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Saw this when first released--and still remembered a couple of key scenes.
Recently read Sidney Lumet's book, "Making Movies" in which the director discusses this film and many others he made up to the late 1990s. So I wanted to see…
Jul 10, 2018akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Directed by Sidney Lumet in 1982 based on on the 1980 novel of the same name by Barry Reed, this American legal drama depicts the legal work and court struggle of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who accepts a medical malpractice case…
Jul 02, 2018richibi rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
a washed out lawyer tries to make a comeback inspired by a fervent desire to deliver justice, if that weren't a laugh in the first place - everyone here is slumming, apart from Charlotte Rampling, channeling the equally incandescent Lauren…
Mar 27, 2018biffblack rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Unspeakably bad and intellectually dishonest, to put it mildly. The direction, tone, and even the color scheme are reprehensible. From the Gothic lettering to the lurid lighting, we GET the idea, vis-a-via Lumet's distastefully unsubtle…
If you like a good court room drama, you will like this movie. I did enjoy the good acting and strong script. It is not too violent. It could be too sexual for children.
Sep 08, 2016ArapahoeAlison rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A wonderful Sydney Lumet film starring Paul Newman and Charlotte Rampling. The caliber of the actors alone is worth the watch. An interesting courtroom drama about a lawyer who falls on hard times and takes on case to redeem his past.
Oct 06, 2015petercorell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fierce drama that pits Paul Newman in one of his best film parts as attorney Frank Galvin. You won't want to miss a minute of the picture. It is a nail bitter throughout! Director Sidney Lumet is interviewed with Paul Newman in a bonus…
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Feb 17, 2015Jrichson rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Although I prefer Golden Age Hollywood movies (40s and 50s), this is one of my favorite ever contemporary films! Can watch multiple times back-to-back in one sitting (which I have done), and never tire of it. Excellent drama on the law…
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