...And Justice For All

Canadian great Norman Jewison brings us this tale of corruption and frustration in the justice system with a simultaneous light and heavy hand. Al Pacino portrays Arthur Kirkland, a young lawyer having great difficulty with his lot in life as as defence attourney surrounded by injustice and absurdity. While dealing with many hotbed issues for 1979 such as rape, midlife crisis and elderly aging, general disillusionment with life and many other topic, Jewison still manages to direct his stars in a way where many laughs are to be had. In some ways this film reminded me of NETWORK. Look for outrageous performances from Jack Warden and Jeffrey Tambor as well as amazing scum work from veteran John Forsythe as a crooked judge. I'm not quite sure how you will feel after viewing this one but I am sure you won't forget it anytime soon.