In my opinion they greatest film ever set in a court is 12 Angry Men . The Verdict not only has Edward Binns and Jack Warden in it , who were jurors 6 & 7 in 12 Angry Men , it is also directed by Sidney Lumet.
Paul Newman plays a Boston lawyer who takes a medical negligence case against a hospital and has to go up against powerful attorney Edward Concannon played by James Mason .
The Verdict was nominated for five academy award but received none . Paul Newman's performance deserved to win . He is at his very best here as the washed up , alcoholic lawyer . James Mason is fantastic too in one of his last ever roles. Both are totally believable as lawyers coming from the opposite ends of the spectrum.
If I have to critical it's that there should have been more courtroom scenes. It definitely feels rushed at the end and I'm not sure why ? The actual ending is ridiculously abrupt and leaves the viewer up in the air. Sometimes that's a good thing but not in this case . We don't even get to see the final outcome of the case and that's extremely frustrating.
The expression is " Leave then wanting more " and that's definitely the case here.
Incidentally the film that stopped this winning any Oscars in 1983 was Gandhi. I actually think The Verdict stands the test of time much better .
Paul Newman plays a Boston lawyer who takes a medical negligence case against a hospital and has to go up against powerful attorney Edward Concannon played by James Mason .
The Verdict was nominated for five academy award but received none . Paul Newman's performance deserved to win . He is at his very best here as the washed up , alcoholic lawyer . James Mason is fantastic too in one of his last ever roles. Both are totally believable as lawyers coming from the opposite ends of the spectrum.
If I have to critical it's that there should have been more courtroom scenes. It definitely feels rushed at the end and I'm not sure why ? The actual ending is ridiculously abrupt and leaves the viewer up in the air. Sometimes that's a good thing but not in this case . We don't even get to see the final outcome of the case and that's extremely frustrating.
The expression is " Leave then wanting more " and that's definitely the case here.
Incidentally the film that stopped this winning any Oscars in 1983 was Gandhi. I actually think The Verdict stands the test of time much better .