Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Steineded How sad is this?

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

kai ringler Two boys witness a man trying to commit suicide,, one of them is brave enough to pull the hose with the rag stuffed in the exhaust out of the tailpipe. unfortunately for him he get's caught , and our lawyer and the child have a conversation,, the little brother tries to save his big brother and things don't go so well , long story short,, boys escape and the lawyer eventually does kill himself,, the older brother found out something from the lawyer that he shouldn't have and has to hire an attorney because, he is being tracked by the FBI, and the MOB. Tommy Lee Jones,, Susan Sarandon, do a wonderful job in the movie,, Will Patton plays a police officer who is really dislikeable. this is a pretty darn good movie taken from a John Grisham novel. beautifully acted,, lot's of great pacing, there isn't anything that I didn't like about the film.

Gordon-11 This film is about a young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer."The Client" tells the thrilling story about a young boy who has to deal with the horror of witnessing a death, the subsequent legal battle and persecution from the mafia. The story is very intense, it grips me and keeps me on edge throughout. I feel for the poor boy who has the misfortune to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. I also want to highlight Reggie Love's selfless kindness to help Mark in the first place. She is a really kind person to help a kid who happens to enter an attorney's office, who might be dismissed as buffing."The Client" is an intense and engaging drama. I enjoyed it a lot.

Desertman84 A sterling cast headed by Oscar-nominated Susan Sarandon makes this slick thriller one of the better adaptations of a John Grisham bestseller,The Client.The film stars Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and Brad Renfro together with Mary-Louise Parker,Anthony LaPaglia,Anthony Edwards and Ossie Davis.It was based on Grisham's bestselling novel about a street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man who killed Senator Boyd Boyette.It was written by Robert Getchell; together with Akiva Goldsman and it was directed by Joel Schumacher,both of whom worked in another Grisham adaptation, A Time To Kill.Mark Sway witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer, who confesses that the Mob was behind the murder of a U.S. senator. Mark's brother is traumatized into a coma by the incident; gangster Barry Muldano is soon on Mark's trail, and in desperation, he arrives at the office of recovering alcoholic lawyer Reggie Love. With the Mob after them, and a ruthless federal attorney trying to force Mark to reveal what he knows, Love battles to guarantee the safety of her client and his family. The relationship between Reggie Love and Mark Sway is the center of the film, adding considerable character development to plot's routine elements.This legal thriller isn't a masterpiece of suspense but it has its moments and is capable of providing entertainment.Susan Sarandon, the emotional center of the narrative, received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing a recovered alcoholic lawyer who interacts with the boy as a surrogate mother and a lawyer that holds the viewer's interest on the main characters of the story. Although the film was formulaic, it still is worth the view for it has a good story to tell.

namashi_1 Based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham, 'The Client', directed by Joel Schumacher, in an interesting thriller, that also packs in memorable performances by it's lead-cast.'The Client' tells the story of a eleven-year old boy, who, witnesses the suicide of a lawyer whose client is in the mob, and a female attorney, who, tries to protect him. Joel Schumacher's body of work is a mixed bag. However, 'The Client', can surely rank amongst his better works. He has handled a couple of sequences with ease. However, I would like to state, that, the writing loses pace in it's final 30-minutes. And thus, the desired impact gets distracted. If it had been better or should I say more crisper, this flick would've been a classic affair! Tony Pierce-Roberts's Cinematography is good. Editing is fine.Performance-Wise: As told before, the lead casts pack in memorable performances. Susan Sarandon is excellent as the female lawyer. Brad Renfro does a sincere job. Tommy Lee Jones is superb as the calculative U.S. Attorney. Mary-Louise Parker is good. J. T. Walsh is effective.On the whole, 'The Cilent' is A Good Film in all respects. Definitely worth a watch!