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This is definitely not your typical Hollywood courtroom movie but a (slightly changed) story based on a best selling non fiction book about a law suit regarding industrial pollution and whether a dozen children who died of leukemia did so because of that pollution. John Travolta and Robert Duvall play opposing attornies. Duvall is a master of strategy but Travolta is swayed by emotion which hinders his ability to think clearly. Travolta's firm has spent $1.4 miilion of their own money preparing and trying the case and every so often the firm's accountant William H. Macy appears to announce more finacial doom. To its credit, the film does not end with a climactic cortroom battle. As a study in real life legal maneuvering
it succeeds on its own terms.
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Travolta does a nice job in this flick. Plus he's got a cool car too.......
I would hesitate to label this a courtroom movie, as most of the film revolves around Travolta's conflict between trying to help people he feels need help, and the finances, and survivability, of his law firm. I also think it does a good job of showing the victims, and the film avoids being hijacked by the typical courtroom scenes. To that end, this is a very unique film. Travolta is the perfect character for that type of role, as he demonstrates conflict very well.The film may also help those unfamiliar with these types of cases to gain perspective in how a law firm is operated, particularly in bigger cases. Many think that all the attorneys need to do is show up, sign their name on some pleadings, and the money starts flowing. This film shows how much they could have on the line.
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