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The Verdict (1982)

Drama | 129 minutes
3,55 312 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 129 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Stars: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling and Jack Warden

IMDb score: 7,7 (49.985)

Releasedate: 8 December 1982

The Verdict plot

"The doctors want to settle, the Church wants to settle, their lawyers want to settle, and even his own clients are desperate to settle. But Galvin is determined to defy them all. He will try the case."

Attorney Frank Galvin hasn't won a notable case in years and must solicit his clients at mourning rallies. He spends a lot of time in bars. A friend of his wants to throw him one more time a case that, if done well, can bring in a lot of money. It's a case of medical negligence that can be settled out of court, but when he sees what has been done to the family, he decides to give it his all. It demands a different way of life from him.

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Movsin

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Strong court film, this time about a medical negligence.
It is striking how in all those justice films the impact of power and the resulting unfair practices are highlighted and it is also striking how often a jury ignores the letter of the law and makes the heart speak.
Engaging and a certain predictability didn't bother me and there's no doubt that the film is strongly supported by class act like Paul Newman and James Mason.
Charlotte Rampling is also good in her role. I usually saw her movies from the 2000s onwards. I must say that she comes across as very pretty and somewhat mysterious. Reminded me of Lauren Bacall at times.

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Onderhond

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All very basic.

Lumet is such a director who finds it difficult to assign a style of his own. His films are fairly dry and functional, but often look rather dull and ordinary. Not immediately very exciting to make that your trademark now.

The Verdict is a very typical court film, one in which the course can be guessed from the very beginning and the unexpected setbacks also bring little surprise. The role of Newman is also not the most exciting (the fallen lawyer who wants to unpack again).

Oh, and it still drags on quite nicely. Despite the predictability and the running time, the film is never really boring. The plot unfolds fairly smoothly, but the impression afterwards is that this is a somewhat sad and gray film, as I remember most of Lumet's films.

2.0*

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jono

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Frank Galvin is a lawyer who hasn't won a notable case in years. He has a drinking problem and neglects both his job and his own life. Galvin's latest case looks like this: A young woman fell into a coma after an operation and now lives like a plant in a Catholic hospital. The church wants to pay damages, but Galvin doesn't want that. He thinks there was more injustice and he wants to start a lawsuit against the doctors who operated on the young woman.

The Verdict is a 1982 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The story is based on the book of the same name by Barry Reed. The film stars Hollywood icons Paul Newman, James Mason and Jack Warden, all three of whom are elderly, and it's interesting to see them starring together in one movie for once. The acting is also very okay. However, the story never surpasses the standard court thriller and all in all I thought the film was quite nice, but otherwise not very special. 3*

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