harriseric-32698
The Firm is a top notch legal thriller from Sydney Pollack based on the John Grisham bestseller. Tom Cruise- at the height of his wave- plays young hot shot recently graduated Mitch Mcdeere. He is a brilliant mind and all the top firms want him and he decides to go for Memphis based small firm. He is mentored by a cunning Gene Hackman as he comes to understand that this small firm has a sinister underbelly. Featuring great performances and a breezy plot The Firm was a big success then and is still a good film today.
Gretchen
A tight and adroit thriller about a lawyer who must walk a treacherous path between a rock and a hard place. Tom Cruise is captivating throughout and complimented by a talented cast, including Gene Hackman as a Firm senior who sees in him a potential for redemption. Only a face like Cruise's could convince us that a lawyer could swim through an ocean of excrement and come out smelling of roses. In support of his integrity is the relationship he has with his wife, the doe-eyed Jeanne Tripplehorn, where honesty triumphs over mollification. Cruise and David Strathairn, unwittingly I think, manage to reproduce the recovering affection of the fraternal relationship seen in 'Rain Man'. The appeal of this movie, which incessantly brings us throughout all the delightful intricacies of a John Grisham novel, is that McDeere (Cruise) is not only likable but credible. Even at his most incensed he remains nothing less nor more than an incredibly desperate man fighting for his existence, and his life.If you enjoy a more cerebral thriller and wit with your grit you won't be disappointed by The Firm.
gavin6942
A young lawyer (Tom Cruise) joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.Roger Ebert gave "The Firm" three stars out of four, remarking: "The movie is virtually an anthology of good small character performances. The large gallery of characters makes The Firm into a convincing canvas but with a screenplay that developed the story more clearly, this might have been a superior movie, instead of just a good one with some fine performances." I think Ebert is spot on here. The plot is pretty good, but never seems as strong as the characters. Every actor gives the full amount of their potential.For me, it was a thrill to see Tobin Bell. Cruise is great, and was apparently very athletic at this point in his career -- Paul Calderon recalls that Cruise was mountain climbing on weekends. Gene Hackman is incredible, Ed Harris is pretty good... heck, even Gary Busey performs better than usual. But Bell is great to see. I do not think he really became known before "Saw", and even then only by certain people. Here, he has an excellent supporting role as a hit man.
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