Wednesday 27 September 2017

The Judge (2014 David Dobkin)

Good. Written by Nick Schenk (who wrote Gran Torino - no clue as to whether he's a descendant of MGM producer Nick Schenk) and Bill Dubuque, from a story by Schenk and Dobkin.

Why is Robert Duvall (great) so horrible to his middle son Robert Downey Jr (fantastic)? (Actually the only false note is when Duvall says goodbye to his other sons in the courtroom and says nothing to Downey. Which just seemed wrong.)

Everyone's good, including Vera Farmiga and Leighton Meester (her daughter), Vincent D'Onofrio and Jeremy Strong (brothers), Billy Bob Thornton, Emma Tremblay (Downey's daughter), David Krumholtz and Denis O'Hare.

Jamusz Kaminski's photography is splendid and contrasty; Thomas Newman's score recognisable; Mark Livolsi's editing superior.




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