Review of The Rainmaker (1997) by Sushma S — 25 Jul 2008
A really good film about a lawyer with morals in a world full of lawyers that lack them. amongst his cases are an elderly womans will, a young lady's domestic violence case and a mothers loss of a son due to an insurance company not paying out when he became ill.
damon's character (rudy baylor) forms close bonds and relationships with these people while trying his best to help them. he also has a sidekick played by danny devito (deck shifflet) who is as on form as he is in "l.
A. confidential". he's a bit of a swindler and a bit of a rogue but he helps rudy with his cases when he needs some back-up as rudy is new to the game. this is their story. it mostly works due to the strong supporting cast.
obviously damon and devito are seasoned actors but claire danes as the domestic violence victim, jon voight as leo the main defence lawyer for the insurance company, danny glover (of lethal weapon fame) as the 2nd judge after dean stockwell (quantum leap) gets out of the way for him, or even mickey rourke with small parts as bruiser who is the very shady but friendly lawyer at the head of rudy & deck's firm, are all outstanding back up for the main two actors.
the other two strong points are that it's taken from a john grisham book, adapted to the screen and then directed by francis ford coppola. watch it. it's good.
This review of The Rainmaker (1997) was written by Sushma S on 25 Jul 2008.
The Rainmaker has generally received positive reviews.
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