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In fact, one of the
refreshing things about the
movie is that the cast is
uniformly excellent.

Maybe this is because the
majority -of-the players are

seasoned veterans, with
enough skill to be subtle.
. James “Mason, as the

defense lawyer, is smooth
and sinister, when he ‘is
disarmingly fatherly he is
plotting his worst. .
Jack Warden plays
Newman’s coarse but lovable
mentor and friend.
And Milo O'Shea plays the

against some cof the most powerful ponte
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judge who wants everything
but justice.
It's a pleasure to watch

. such a group of experts.

Charlotte Rampling’s
character, as a_ bitter
divorcee, torn by conflicts,
is not so successful. Perhaps
because we don’t see. enough
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And the plot itself doesn’t
bear much close scrutiny

But as an enjoyable film in

which seasoned actors spice

up. a seasoned plot, The
ell worth seeing.

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