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02/09/06
The Client (1994)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:27
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In this taut legal drama a trailer-park kid witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer and is pursued by authorities trying to find out if he knows anything. In an attempt to protect himself, the... [More]
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Reviews for The Client
No review available.
08/22/03
All in all, it's a mixed bag -- but enjoyable enough to please Grisham fans.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/16/07
No review available.
11/18/05
Mindless, non-taxing fun, especially if you haven't read the book.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Susan Sarandon, the emotional center of the narrative, received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing a recovered alcoholic laywer who interacts with the boy as a surrogate mother and a pro.
06/15/05
A lively screen translation of another legal drama by John Grisham
07/19/03
No review available.
01/08/04
It twists and turns in all the expected places, and almost never rises above the ordinary.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis isn't a masterpiece of suspense, but it has its moments and is capable of providing some light summer entertainment.
01/01/00
Top CriticWorthwhile adaptation of the best seller
01/12/03
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05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
08/23/02
No review available.
03/19/04
An engrossing potboiler ... if you don't think too hard. But when you need a pot-smoking Lez Zeppelin-enslaved swamp rat-with-a-brain to plead your case, you call the pitch-perfect Susan Sarandon.
06/14/04
Pretty decent John Grisham adaptation
02/19/03
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05/20/03
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