Review The Verdict (1982)

[GhostOfTheWest]

Absolute masterpiece. Sydney Lumet, David Mamet, Paul Newman and a stellar cast. They all should have received an Acadamy Award for their efforts with this movie.

 

[redwax]

Absolute masterpiece. Sydney Lumet, David Mamet, Paul Newman and a stellar cast. They all should have received an Acadamy Award for their efforts with this movie.

On my to-watch list.

 

[Lucas]

Oh right I was supposed to watch this a few days ago but something came up!

 

[gadolinium]

Great movie. Being an admirer of both Lumet and Newman, I watch it every two months or so. Well-made and entertaining.

 

[The Original Pinky]

Fabulous film! Very taut. Loved and hated him all at once.

 

[Tuco]

I've always enjoyed this movie quite a bit. However, in more recent viewings, I've been taking issue with the way

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some of the courtroom stuff that went against Newman was rammed down our throats. I know, I know, it's there to advance the story, but some of it stretches credulity for me.

 

[Janine The Barefoot]

They all should have received an Acadamy Award for their efforts with this movie.

My understanding was that Newman won for the Color of Money in the following year because he was supposed to have won for The Verdict and didn't. But that could have been rumor just as easily.

 

[Doctor Omega]

A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.