The Judge

2014

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 48% · 201 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 200614 200.6K

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Plot summary

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.


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January 14, 2015 at 03:03 PM

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Vera Farmiga as Samantha Powell
Robert Downey Jr. as Hank Palmer
Vincent D'Onofrio as Glen Palmer
Leighton Meester as Carla Powell
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Robert_duder 8 / 10

A nearly perfectly crafted drama/comedy that was simply excellent

This year's premier film for me at the Toronto International Film Festival was The Judge. It was really the only film I happened to be able to get tickets to an afternoon matinée for. I assumed with the cast that it had that it would be at least decent. Well, it wasn't just decent. It was very nearly superb. It wasn't perfect and once I stopped and started to dissect it a little I saw some flaws in it but initially I was prepared to give this film a solid 9 and I'm still thinking about it. This was a truly great drama-comedy for adults that I think almost everyone will enjoy. The professional critics seem to be giving it a resounding "meh." That doesn't surprise me. They don't care for anything that doesn't fit their narrow minded view of what "art" is. Sorry reviewers...but its true. The Judge was as good, in fact in many ways better, than last years critical darling "August: Osage County." However, they are right when most of them say this is a vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. to do what he does best. The man has incredible chemistry on screen and fans of his will absolutely love this because he's being Tony Stark only a lawyer and this has a little more depth and heart than your average Marvel flick.

Robert Downey Jr. is a brilliant, smart talking, sarcastic big city lawyer. The predictability and cookie-cutter character that he portrays is one of the reasons why I hold back giving this a 9. We have seen this type of character before but Downey Jr. is still great at it and he's likable and passionate and he enjoys what he does on screen and you enjoy watching him. He delivers sarcasm and dark humour on point and leads the cast flawlessly. Robert Duvall is breath taking. I have always loved him as an actor but this should be an Oscar nomination for him. It won't because its too mainstream for the critics but Duvall is captivating as the bull-headed, moralistic, small town judge who has been estranged from his son (Downey Jr.) for many years. Together they are beyond dynamite. Their relationship drives this film right into your heart and is mesmerizing. In the way that Streep and Roberts won you over in August: Osage County, Downey and Duvall will bowl you over. Most of the supporting cast are excellent and some are okay at best. Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepherd, and Billy Bob Thorton are all really great. D'Onofrio shows signs of being amazing but due to such a big cast and so much focus being on Downey and Duvall, he sort of gets buried but he is still vital to the film. Some say that Strong as the mildly autistic son is unnecessary but I thought he added a certain dab of heart and sweetness to the film though they do use him for a lot of laughs. Thorton is intense as the prosecutor and Shepherd is very good as the small town lawyer at Downey's side. Unnecessary and almost forced characters were Vera Farmiga and Leighton Meester as mother and daughter. I know every film needs a romance story but it felt like it got in the way and should have been cut from the final film.

The Judge is long. Does a drama-comedy that is mostly a mainstream Robert Downey Jr. vehicle need to be 2 1/2 hours...no definitely not. Did I mind? Nope not in the least. I was just starting to think they might be drawing it out just a tad when it ended and it ended well. It told a story, it took its time establishing characters and background of this family, it touched on a hint of a mystery and disease and death and love and despair and redemption and I laughed a lot and I cried a lot and I just really enjoyed it. I felt good after I saw this and I can't wait to watch it again. That to me is the mark of a great film. It entertained me, it was smart and well written with a great cast and great performances. I felt like director David Dobkin who is synonymous with comedy really put his heart and soul into the project and cared a lot about it. He still put a lot of heartfelt laughs in it and it has its drawbacks but it was still really well done. I am willing to overlook the things that they didn't do or did that doesn't make this a critical masterpiece because it entertained me. This is a film every adult can watch and appreciate. And if nothing else Robert Duvall deserves an Oscar period. 8.5/10

Reviewed by kosmasp 8 / 10

Not easy

It's not easy to judge or to make the right choice as one. And the past always will get to you, no matter what you do and what you try to forget about it. This family drama is a perfect example of that. Basing everything on two major actors, this is more than solid (gold). The story works and you're invested from the get go. Even if Robert Downeys character might not seem the friendliest or maybe because of that. Because he seems to be able to get away with things.

But we do get to see behind that curtain/wall, that his character has made up and his own denial. There is an almost weird love triangle, which might throw some people off, but it's just to make our main character more believable, to show what he became over the years. Every decision will result in some consequences, question is who is the one taking them.... A great drama and movie, highly recommended

Reviewed by bkoganbing 8 / 10

Lewis Stone never had these problems

Robert Duvall's performance as an irascible old man dying of cancer in the title role both got an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor and is the highlight of the film. Duvall who is now 84 years old puts a lifetime of learning and experience into this role, a part he literally aged right into.

Robert Downey, Jr. plays Duvall's estranged son, a very successful Chicago criminal attorney who gets a call from his brother Vincent D'Onofrio that their mother has just passed on. Right in mid trial he gets a postponement and flies to the small Indiana town where he grew up to be with his brothers and dad.

While still in mourning a man is run down by a car identified as Duvall's and he's arrested. Turns out to be a man he gave a break to in his court who came back and pulled a horrible crime. He'll need a good lawyer, but Duvall won't make the obvious choice.

There's a whole lot issues separating Duvall and Downey making a gulf as wide as the Pacific Ocean. As he proudly points out Downey commands some big fees in Chicago. My favorite scene in the film is Duvall insisting that local attorney Dax Sheppard be his lawyer. Sheppard is a part time lawyer and a full time antique dealer who got his law degree at a school Valparaiso, Chile, good old Valpo as he calls it. Downey is beside himself at this guy's incompetence.

Grace Zabriskie has a short but memorable performance as the mother of the man who was killed. Years of rage and hate come out at Duvall. As Downey points out when you're a town judge like that for 35 years you will make rulings and have a lot of people you ruled against hate you. In fact as we meet Duvall there's a great example of that when he orders this redneck deadbeat to cough up child support by giving title to his brand new truck over to his esteemed wife so she can sell it. In that world that's like ordering castration. You will make enemies with decisions like that. It kind of makes you wonder about all those old Andy Hardy movies where Lewis Stone was beloved by all in Carvel.

Downey and Duvall have a special dynamic working in The Judge. Their last scene together is exponentially poignant.

A whole lot of family dirt is exposed when the rug is lifted in The Judge. For fans of both Downey and Duvall this is a must.

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