The Verdict | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

Dated by the slew of movies and TV series that have followed, this 1982 courtroom drama, while solid enough, suffers from not delving enough into its main character.

Not only is it the top-shelf courtroom drama it is renowned to be thirty years later, the film is an outstanding character piece and a little bit of a lawyer's equivalent to a "one last score" job.

Reform and redemption in an anti-hero are always rewarding transformations to watch.

The Verdict, starring Paul Newman, is stronger on local atmosphere than plot plausibility.

The actors mechanically repeat a script that wasn't written with originality. [Full Review in Spanish]