Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Verdict,’ About a Down-and-Out Lawyer Fighting for Justice
R | 2h 9min | Drama | 17 December 1982 (USA)
When a director slows the action down and focuses on the actor, we see a nervous twitch here, a tremble of the chin there a multitude of subtle cues that give insights into a character’s emotional state. If done right, these long, unbroken shots can help viewers immerse themselves in the world that the filmmaker is trying to bring to life. This technique is used to near-perfection in the 1982 legal drama “The Verdict,” starring Paul Newman in perhaps his finest performance.
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Paul is also famed for his work in classics like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Sting.
Newman - who also drove race cars - finished his career in blockbusters like The Color of Money, Road to Perdition, and Pixar s Cars. Before you die, see THE VERDICT! Alec singled out the three-time Oscar winner s greatest work as lawyer Frank Galvin in Sidney Lumet s 1982 drama The Verdict This guy was a prince : Paul is famed for his work in classics like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (pictured in 1958), The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Sting