The Judge

This movie was absolutely terrific in all phases.  It stars Robert Downey Jr as a lawyer named Hank who is the son of Joseph, a hard-nosed judge played by Robert Duvall.  Both were remarkable actors and played their parts perfectly.

Long ago a guy had been charged with abuse of his girlfriend and Joseph was lenient on him hoping to give him time to turn his life around.  The guy later killed the girlfriend and that ate at Joseph for years.  While Hank is home for death of his mother, the guy from prison is hit by a car and killed. Joseph is charged with murder and Hank ends up defending him.  The relationship between father and son is rocky to say the least so Hank’s job is not easy. 

As I said before I thought that Robert Downey Jr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga (as Hank’s former girlfriend), Vincent D’Onofrio (as Hank’s older brother),Dax Shepard (Joseph’s initial lawyer), and Billie Bob Thornton (the prosecutor) were all amazing actors in this movie.  Everyone contributed in making this movie fantastic from beginning to end. 

David Dobkin had some great talent to work with and came out on top.  I look forward to any new movie that he directs. 

I so enjoyed this movie that time went by very quickly.  I recommend that you check out The Judge and I think that Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall should both be nominated for Oscars for their performances.  I gave this movie 3 ½ out of 4 stars.