Judge
Drama film, The Judge was met with great reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and is finally seeing its North American release tonight. The new film stars Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Lancaster, and Billy Bob Thornton among others, with David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) handling directorial duties. The film centers on a lawyer by the name of Hank Palmer, who returns to his youth hometown upon finding out his father, the town’s judge is accused of murder.
After reconnecting with his estranged family in the process, Hank is trying to discover any truth regarding his suspected father’s innocence. Without ruining too much on the film, Hank has to defend his father in court against a prosecutor, Dwight Dickman, who’s on a mission to make sure Judge Joseph Palmer is put away for good.
Disclaimer: Read an official review for the film HERE.