And Justice for all.....
Long, long day so didn't want to commit to anything heavy. Found this Norman Jewison picture with Al Pacino so decided to give it a go on the basis that its an Al Pacino film I'd not seen....
Essentially its a about a young lawyer played by Pacino who was raised by his grandfather who tells him to be honest. This leads to a moral dilemma when he gets asked to defend a judge who beat and raped a young woman. The issue is he can probably get the asshole off but he knows the bastard is guilty.
The film isn't bad, but nor is it a classic, possibly why I hadn't seen it until now. It has a great role for Jeffrey Tambor as is law partner and some great comedy moment with a gun toting judge. It was also nice to see a very much Pre-Wire Baltimore and realise not a lot has changed. My main issue with the film is philosophical. I happen to believe that even scumbags are entitled to adequate legal defence, the film does not. Essentially I will never agree with this film.
Still, its worth a watch....
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