The Verdict [VHS]

The Verdict [VHS]
by Sidney Lumet

The Verdict [VHS]

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Actor: Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, Paul Newman
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cinematographer: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Editor: Peter C. Frank
Producer: Burtt Harris
Producer: David Brown
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck
Writer: Barry Reed
Writer: David Mamet
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 129 minutes
Release Date: 1997-04-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox

VHS Movie Reviews of The Verdict [VHS]

Movie Review: The Verdict
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved this movie. Paul Newnab gave his usual great perfornce but Jack Warden gave an exceptional performance. I loved reaction to the the jury-s verdict with eyes toward heaven. The actress who played the admitting nurse named Costello did a masterful job even though her part was so small.

Movie Review: Classic Newman Style--dry, tragic, and story of coming through
Summary: 4 Stars

I first fell in love with Newman style acting after watching Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. This movie in particular is great. Only weakness I find is not in the cast but in the storyline--how the girl was linked with a betrayal. Something is missing there. It just does not flow well. Despite being a relatively modern make, the photography, cinematography and set design have been successful in creating the time and vibe of the cold East Coast--it's fast faced, dog-eat-dog social psyche and pressure of a life being lived. Paul Newman was awsome depicting the man, pique on the world and suffering together with his inner child. It was good, and just perfect acting.
It's not a European movie--so it certainly has Hollywood touch of a tad bit extra drama; but the sharp, smart-ass dialogues went well with Newman and the rest of the cast. What gave the movie the final feather of glory is the closing scene, where the telephone kept ringing--it left the audience wondering, just like a short story does, a mixture of expectation as well as disappointment.
Recommended.

Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved the movie..and the very fast service..The Verdict is a classic, and as usual, AMAZON had it...Thanks..Leta

Movie Review: A striking performance by Newman with an all-star cast
Summary: 5 Stars

"The Verdict" is one of the all-time great courtroom films. The basic storyline involves Paul Newman as a broken-down ambulance-chasing plaintiff's attorney who nonetheless has gotten hold of an excellent medical malpractice case. The Newman character had a streak of very bad luck earlier in his career, and is now an alcoholic wreck, neglecting his law practice as he descends into failure.

One of the interesting things about this film is that unlike most legal flicks, this one involves a civil suit rather than a criminal case. And it handles it, for the most part, very well. In the story Newman totally botches the case in most respects. I did think that the movie's handling of the issues Newman had with the Judge was somewhat unrealistic (no lawyer would speak to a Judge that way). Setting these nits aside, this is nonetheless a fine film and an engaging storyline. I would like to list some of the technical inaccuracies about the trial and litigation process as this film presents them, but I will not for fear of introducing spoilers.

Newman fully explores his range as an actor, a great actor, in this film. In most of his films he plays an assertive, aggressive type. Here, he is hesitant, lacking in confidence--in fact he is a failing wreck who has been defeated by life and past villains. He pulls it off brilliantly, and his characterization is highly believable. This is an Oscar-caliber performance, although Newman was edged out in 1982 when the film hit the theaters.

James Mason pulls a bravo performance as the "Prince of Darkness" defense counsel. I always enjoy Mason, and in this film he does not disappoint.

No one should miss this one. It is one of the greats.

Movie Review: The Verdict
Summary: 5 Stars

In a word: "Riveting". A 1982 release with a great cast. Whoever stole the Oscar from Paul Newman that year after THIS performance should be exiled! No "special effects": just great acting, great story, and a timeless film that is very much underappreciated.

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Summary of The Verdict [VHS]

In this 1982 courtroom drama written by David Mamet and directed by Sidney Lumet, Paul Newman found the perfect role for a transitional period of his stellar career. As alcoholic Boston lawyer Frank Galvin, Newman shook off his screen persona as a handsome, blue-eyed hunk to portray an aging, weary man whose best years are behind him, with a shot-glass future that looks very bleak indeed. But when Galvin is given a chance to redeem himself--by proving medical negligence in the case of a comatose woman--he makes one final effort to regain his self-respect and tarnished reputation. He's an underdog against formidable odds, facing a powerful, politically connected lawyer (James Mason, slick as ever) who will do anything to win his case, regardless of professional ethics. Further complicating matters is a woman (Charlotte Rampling) who only appears to be worthy of Galvin's trust and love, until Galvin's best friend and colleague (Jack Warden) proves otherwise. Excellent as both courtroom drama and riveting character study, the film crackles with Mamet's sharp dialogue; and Lumet's direction is a brilliant example of forceful restraint. The film gave Newman one of the best roles of his career; many felt he deserved the Oscar (he lost to Ben Kingsley in Gandhi) that would belatedly be given to Newman for The Color of Money. Along with Hud, Cool Hand Luke, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict ranks highly as a signature performance by one of America's all-time greatest actors. --Jeff Shannon

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