| The Verdict (1982),
				Director: Sidney Lumet, rated R for language 
				Frank Galvin 
				Has One Last Chance At A Big Case. 
				
		  Starring: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, 
				James Mason, Milo O'Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Binns, Julie 
				Bovasso 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect 
				"All I wanted in this case 
				is an even shake. You rushed me into court in five days... my 
				star witness 
				disappears, I can't get a continuance, and I don't 
				give a damn. I'm going up there and I'm going to try it. 
				Let the 
				jury decide." – 
				Frank Galvin 
				Why watch this? 
				Paul Newman is spectacular in this tense, courtroom drama. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Has-been lawyer Frank Galvin, facing the end of his career, 
				receives an opportunity to handle a seemingly straightforward 
				medical malpractice suit. Initially inclined to settle, he 
				decides to take the case to trial against a powerful hospital 
				and the Archdiocese of Boston, seeking justice and a chance at 
				personal redemption. Dad's Preview: 
				Newman portrays a worn-down, broken, alcoholic lawyer who only takes 
				on a medical malpractice case, just to make a quick buck. All is 
				going fine until he starts really diving into the facts of the 
				case. He uncovers a lot more than he, or the judge, ever 
				expected him to find. It all culminates in one of the 
				best courtroom showdowns on film. I really believe that this is Newman's greatest 
				performance. He perfectly portrays a man broken, at the end of 
				his rope, but finally resolved to take a stand and see that 
				justice is achieved. It was nominated for five Oscars, but came 
				away empty-handed. 
				 The Zanuck/Brown 
				Company; 20th Century Fox
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