The Verdict

  • 1982


MOVIE IS negative intelligent sensitive institutional horrific
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$ 53 Million
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Positive Reviews 19
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.8/5
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5.0
The performances, the dialogue and the plot all work together like a rare machine. Rogerebert
1.5
There are many fine performances and sensitive moral issues contained in The Verdict but somehow that isnt enough to make it the compelling film it sh .. Variety
4.5
The first courtroom drama in years to recapture the brilliance of the form. Time Out
4.5
Takes a hard look at the human havoc wrought by institutional incompetence and corruption. Spirituality And Practice
5.0
Sidney Lumet directs effectively, keeping the tension strong, and unfolding David Mamets intelligent screenplay slowly but with maximum impact. Tv Guide
3.0
David Mamets script is a bit theatrical for courtroom drama, but its Paul Newmans nuanced performance, and the direction of Lumet, who uses silences a .. Emanuellevy
4.2
In three hours of discursive yet rivetingly essential documentary footage (an eyeblink by Holocaust doc standards), Verdict on Auschwitz not only trac .. Ew
4.5
It rings ludicrously hollow, a reminder that those who take responsibility for their own actions fare best in the eyes of history. The New York Times
3.0
Not an action flick by any means, The Verdict is a slow burn from frame one to the end. 7M Pictures
4.0
But as Frank admits, the court doesnt exist to give justice just to offer a chance at justice.
4.5
Lumet was convinced that Paul Newman was the perfect actor for the film; and he was completely right.
5.0
Otherwise, this damning documentary serves as a sobering, if painful reminder of one of the most shameful chapters in human history, and as irrefutabl .. News Blaze
3.8
This documentary makes real the absolutely horrific magnitude of this genocide. Ross Anthony
4.0
When a movie contains names as Paul Newman, David Mamet and Sidney Lumet, it is hard not to have high hopes. Yet The Verdict meets these aspirations, .. Matts Movie Reviews
1.5
Sidney Lumets direction, like David Mamets patchy script, may not be quite good enough to justify the Rembrandt like cinematography of Edward Pisoni a .. Chicago Reader
4.5
This is realistic American film acting at its veristic/imaginative best. New Republic
3.5
Paul Newman goes into court a drunken bum and comes out a better man in this superb legal drama about a man finding redemption. Film4
1.5
The actors mechanically repeat a script that wasnt written with originality. El Pais (Spain)
5.0
Even if you have seen all the other Holocaust documentaries or visited the memorial museums, there is still more to be learned here about Auschwitz an .. Film Forward
5.0
Paul Newman has the role of his later career. He uses none of his blue eyed charm, and scarcely ever smiles except while telling bar jokes. He IS the .. Associated Press
1.5
The acting is good, and it maintains your interest. But when it comes to the same old negative portrayal of women, The Verdict is guilty. Los Angeles Free Press
4.0
Count me among those who think the Best Actor Oscar that Paul Newman won for The Color of Money was a make up call. The groundwork was laid right here .. Movie Metropolis
4.5
The Verdict, starring Paul Newman, is stronger on local atmosphere than plot plausibility. Vogue



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