The Judge

[jimnyc]

Anyone see it? I'm gonna watch this today, I hope. Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall...

Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his fathers aid and defend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872194/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lunCwT3gB_Y

[donaldg]

Downey is my favourite

[darin]

Pretty good movie, really. I teared up once, and giggled a few times. Worth the $6 pay per view via DirecTV

Couple thoughts:

First - Bob Downey does a great job - except...man, I cannot stop seeing him as Tony Stark. Some of the dialog felt contrived. Another neat aspect is having a mentally-challenged (no, not a liberal) character. One thing about that - Nothing mattered with him being in the movie. He didn't contribute as much as I thought he COULD have.

Secondly - Movie ends a little different than I anticipated. The female love-interest Tony - erp...I mean Bob Downey has is really attractive in my view; the character and the actor Vera Farmiga. She has a fantastic 'real' look to her - not a typical photoshop/classic beauty, but a nice, every-town attractiveness. That carries well to screen. She does not seem over-shadowed by Tony-erp...Bob.