The cast is solid with stars like William Macy , James Gandolfini , Tony Shelhoub , Jon Lithgow and Stephen Fry . Robert Duvall gives a good performance , but I would argue if he deserved Oscar nomination. John Travolta fits the main role quite nicely .
The movie is quite fine directed and written . The problem is with the main hero . He is barely written . We get information in the first minutes of the movie that he is cold and cynical , but we never really get to know what is going in his head . His decision about helping those people seems to come from nowhere . It just happens . It feels like his actions aren't natural , but happen because the writer wishes so. Also , bad song choice for the ending credits.
Trials are for those who want to prove something , mostly to themselves. Civil law is about compromise – to settle and get money . In our everyday life we often compromise , even when we know that we should fight for what we believe in . It's good to do something against logic , so we could look in the mirror and don't be ashamed with what we see there.
I give it 7/10.
The movie is quite fine directed and written . The problem is with the main hero . He is barely written . We get information in the first minutes of the movie that he is cold and cynical , but we never really get to know what is going in his head . His decision about helping those people seems to come from nowhere . It just happens . It feels like his actions aren't natural , but happen because the writer wishes so. Also , bad song choice for the ending credits.
Trials are for those who want to prove something , mostly to themselves. Civil law is about compromise – to settle and get money . In our everyday life we often compromise , even when we know that we should fight for what we believe in . It's good to do something against logic , so we could look in the mirror and don't be ashamed with what we see there.
I give it 7/10.