Rating of
2.5/4
A pretty good movie
The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/01/08
A young lawyer (Tom Cruise) takes a job in a Memphis law firm who doesn't share his wife's (Jeanne Tripplehorn) feelings about the firm and those working for it until he looks into the deaths of two lawyers in the same firm. He then launches his own investigation into the firm, which captures the attention of the others in the firm -- and the Feds.
It is the performances in this movie that is worth watching. They make what has to be an impossible situation seem possible. None of the actors deliver a poor performance.
The visuals of "The Firm" are not as good as the acting, but they work pretty well. I would have liked to have seen something that aided in the suspense.
Now, I have not read the John Grisham novel this movie is based on. I therefore don't know if the book is better or not. Did this movie make me want to get the book? Probably not.
Overall, the movie is not bad -- it could have been better. If you want a movie that's got good performances, this is one you should check out. Other than the performances, the movie has nothing to offer.
