The Verdict a 1982 court room drama written by David Mamet
and masterfully executed by Director Sidney Lumet and world renowned and
revered actor Paul Newman manages not
only to be a successful courtroom drama, but a haunting character study; While
additionally it manages to expel the inherent and systematic racism, sexism, and prejudice that is ubiquitous within our society. The plot whilst not ground breaking is a solid
set up for tense and character driven drama, Frank Galvin a once respected lawyer
has free fallen into alcoholism and a state of complete isolation after a messy
divorce and a jury tampering case that heavily involved him. He decides to take
a simple settlement case from his long time friend Morrissey, however after he
visits his client in the hospital who is now brain dead from a botched
pregnancy gone wrong, he decides to take
matters in his alcoholic trembling hands.
