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Oct 10, 2014 · Now here comes “The Judge,” an unabashedly adult drama and a steadfastly old-fashioned one. Robert Downey Jr. is jaded big-city defense attorney Hank Palmer, a specialist in getting unsavory white-collar clients off the hook. As he puts it, “Innocent people can’t afford me.”
49% Tomatometer 201 Reviews 72% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.), a brilliant but shady attorney, returns to his Indiana hometown after learning that his mother has...
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Big city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family. The Judge is directed by David Dobkin and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.
THE JUDGE is nothing more than an overwrought family film with a random appearance by Billy Bob Thornton and a few F-bombs for dramatic effect. Full Review | Original Score: C- | Dec 8, 2018
Oct 10, 2014 · The Judge: Directed by David Dobkin. With Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton. Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
The film was released in the United States on October 10, 2014. It received mixed reviews; critics praised the performances of Duvall and Downey and Thomas Newman 's score. However, they criticized the formulaic nature of its script and the lack of development for supporting characters.
Oct 10, 2014 · Movie Reviews. 2.5 star movies. The Judge is a very familiar tale of a man that finds humility in a return to his hometown - albeit one with a few genuinely powerful moments of drama.
Oct 10, 2014 · Big city lawyer Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Robert Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
Sep 5, 2014 · Constructed from a thousand screenwriting text books, The Judge is a barefaced studio sapfest that were a dime a dozen through the '90s and are nearly extinct today.
The Judge is a timeless film, in that it could have been made at almost any point over the past 80 years: rote plot, functional support, well-signalled twists. It’s a two-seater star vehicle offering little legroom for other passengers.
