Review of The Verdict (1982) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 29 Jun 2008
Sidney Lumet's direction, like David Mamet's patchy script (which adapts a Barry Reed novel), may not be quite good enough to justify the Rembrandt-like cinematography of Edward Pisoni and the brooding mood of self-importance, but it's good direction nonetheless; and there are plenty of supporting performances—by James Mason, Jack Warden, Milo O'Shea, Charlotte Rampling, and Lindsay Crouse, among others—to keep one distracted from Newman's dogged Oscar-pandering.
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This review of The Verdict (1982) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 29 Jun 2008.
The Verdict has generally received very positive reviews.
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