...And Justice for All

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Matt L @Mattliptak Jan 12 Pacino is solid, as always, playing the morally tortured defense attorney, but the movie can’t decide what it wants to be. One minute it’s a grim indictment of a corrupt legal system, the next it veers into borderline sitcom territory. Jeffrey Tambor is almost playing this for laughs, Jack Warden is reliably excellent but used more as dark comic relief than dramatic ballast. For a late-’70s film, it’s not terrible, but it feels stitched together from competing ideas — satire, farce, courtroom thriller — none of which ever fully land. John Forsythe is effective as the slimy, untouchable judge, easily one of the more believable "villains," but even that storyline never quite delivers the punch it promises. The truth is simple: the movie is remembered for Pacino screaming "You’re out of order!" and not much else. That scene is electric. The rest is uneven, oddly paced, and far more forgettable than its reputation suggests. See more Daniel S @RT37151421 Dec 4 Al Pacino dominates the screen in his 1979 film ...And Justice for All. He delivers a performance full of raw anger and precision timing. Critics and audiences still rank it among his top three roles from that decade. The movie attacks the legal system head on. Lawyers bend rules daily. Judges trade favors. One client faces prison for a minor traffic violation because the system needs a win. Another guilty defendant walks free after political pressure. Director Norman Jewison shoots these scenes with zero filter. The facts speak for themselves. Pacino plays Arthur Kirkland, an attorney who hates what his job forces him to do. He explodes in the famous courtroom speech. Every word hits because the buildup earns it. Viewers feel the rage he held back for two hours. The American Film Institute placed that outburst at number 24 on its list of greatest movie quotes. 10/10. Watch it tonight. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Jul 7 While there are films with insightful glimpses delving into their designated subjects, this outrageously empathetic look of unflinching tension into legal proceedings is one of the most admirably gripping pictures that emotionally captivate from stellar performative convictions with thought-provoking, piercing honesty, climaxing through one of Al Pacino’s amazing performances at an untouchable level. (A-) See more Mikey B @RT95501973 Jul 4 Part satire part drama, the movie never figures itself out. Pacino hyperacting. Some good scenes, but the story seems lost See more Alain E @AlainE Jul 2 I don’t care who directed this and if Pacino is trying to stay afloat playing the leading role. A legal dramedy! To be avoided. See more Christian K @ckacar Jun 13 Pacino really is incredible here and a true man of the people in this tough look at a rigged system and its effects on those in and around it. Love the structure in this as it focuses the majority of its runtime on its lead and building the world, there are only several scenes dedicated to the primary case of the film. See more Read all reviews

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