
When a judge is charged with rape, Arthur Kirkland is forced to defend him. Kirkland has had problems with the judge in the past, including one incident when the judge wrongly sentenced his client Jeff McCullaugh because of a technicality. Kirkland faces a moral and legal dilemma.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a judge is charged with rape, Arthur Kirkland is forced to defend him. Kirkland has had problems with the judge in the past, including one incident when the judge wrongly sentenced his client Jeff McCullaugh because of a technicality. Kirkland faces a moral and legal dilemma.
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| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumCourtroom hijinks still bites, Pacino tops |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanavesePacino at the top of his game...[but] the film's lack of faith in its audience is glaringly apparent. [DVD review] |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesEntertaining, with a vintage Pacino performance that only occasionally lapses into grandstanding. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHere's an angry comedy crossed with an expose and held together by one of those high-voltage Al Pacino performances that's so sure of itself we hesitate to demur. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaPacino alternando com fluidez entre momentos intensos e outros de introspecção, um roteiro bem construído e um clímax inesquecível. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenIf an uneasy mix of humour and sadness never quite gels, its message is clear and its cast uniformly strong. |
| Empire MagazineMark DinningIf an uneasy mix of humour and sadness never quite gels, its message is clear and its cast uniformly strong. |
| AV ClubNathan RabinJustice is seldom as deep or trenchant as it wants to be, but there's abundant pleasure to be gleaned from skating along its surfaces. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldAlmost as if he were scared of becoming too serious, Jewison alternates some incredibly powerful moments with breezy farce, and also proceeds to drown the whole thing under a sub-disco score. The result is a bit like finding lumps of condensed milk in your gravy. |
| VarietyVariety StaffAttempts to alternate between comedy and drama, handling neither one incompetently, but also not excelling at either task. |