radhrh I won't go into the details of the plot as that has been done by many other reviews, apart from to say the central pillar of the movie is the usual ho hum seen it all before tale of the righteous little man fighting the evil system ( guess who wins! )What sets this apart is that one of the fore mentioned little men is a drug addict, and I mean big time. If you can snort it, smoke it or stick it in your arm our man is front of the line every time. There is hardly a scene goes by that he isn't ingesting some class A or an other.My problem with this is two fold;Firstly, and most important, is that non of these drugs seem to have any effect on him, with the exception of heroin which makes him fall asleep. I'm sorry but snorting coke and smoking crack does not make you into some kind of hyper switched on super lawyer. They turn you into a gibbering moron, period.Secondly, Chris Evans is monumentally miscast in the role. The guy looks like, well Captain America. He does not look like a junky. The film makers might have got away with it but for the fact they have Chris naked from the waist up for most of the movie. Why?! Are they trying to inject some eye candy for the girls and gays in the audience? Or was it to show that as well as being a major drug fiend he also has a body covered in tats? Like tattoos and drugs go together, doh! I'm sorry but its like having Scarlett Johansson playing a bag lady!Take Chris' Olympian physique out of the equation, which isn't easy as its rammed down your throat in every other scene, and his performance is flat, which isn't really his fault as there isn't much for him to work with. There are a couple of scenes where his motives are questioned, but we come away none the wiser. He is obviously a very complex character but the script never really gives any incite into his motivation.I generally like court room dramas, especially if they are based on actual events. And I have nothing against Chris Evans as such either. There is a good, if not important story in here waiting to get out, but this movie fails to be anything other than a rather disappointing piece of entertainment.

Nic_Dread_Wolf_Marling Sometimes the formula pays off. This is one of those times. A true story of two struggling attorneys set out to change the medical world. Gripping until the final moments. Despite being a bit predictable I found myself sitting up right in my recliner for it's duration. At it's core it is a powerful story of greed and corruption. One that should not be missed.Chris Evans delivers what is his most moving performance to date. He stars as Mike Weiss a high performing drug addict. Despite his flaws I found myself smiling during his drug fueled rants and rooting for him as he fell deeper into his addictions. He lights up the screen every time he's on it and I never once wanted him to be in the background. Thankfully, he is not there often. Being someone who grew up around drugs and that sort of lifestyle I found his representation to be quite accurate of a driven man who just can't kick the habit. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Chris Evans has it.Everything about this film, from top to bottom, excelled for me. The direction and screenplay are both tight, but make no mistake about it this is the Chris Evans show and he delivers in a major way.10/10

LeonLouisRicci A straightforward telling of a real life event that once more brings to the surface a heart-breaking, frustrating, reality about corporate greed and the human condition. This is one reason that the Movies are an essential part of our culture. It can shine a light (and it can come from the darkness) on these injustices. It can make the soul ache and the blood boil when the folks are made to see the complete insensitivity that Capitalism can create. Most of the time there is a "cremation of care" mindset that is essential to this rampant rape of the populace and the parasitic practices by those entities that the Supreme Court so inaccurately called "people", corporations.This film is cultural nobility, art as achievement. Another bold attempt at enlightenment. These types of stories are an antithesis to apathy. A stirring of the senses, that are so often dulled and dumbed down, distracted and disillusioned. If it inspires one person to do something to create a better world then it was worth it. If it makes one lawyer work pro-bono, then it was worth it. if it levitates one obese couch potato, then it was worth it. A well crafted and well played morality play that can be, and one hopes will be, seen by the folks and fire up the folks, and free the folks from the propaganda, and manipulation of the media. But probably not. We, the folks, are in the end, a self-centered species that seems to be as insensitive as the villains in this film. Big Corp.

phd_travel This is an "Erin Brokovich"/"A Civil Action" type little lawyer going up against big bad corporation true story. It's affecting because it deals with such a shocking matter. The background is that certain corporate interests were preventing safer needles being used resulting in many serious infections to health care providers from hepatitis to aids.Chris Evans as one of the crusading lawyers shows he can act more than a superhero. But the movie shows a bit too much of the drug dependency. A huge lesson: remember to make sure your doctor or hospital uses safe syringes! Would have liked to see a little more about how the industry was brought to change after the case.