Trailer for The Verdict
Frank Galvin (Paul Newman) was a promising Boston lawyer but his love of drink not only destroyed his career but also his marriage and now is forced to scour the obituaries looking for funerals so that he can try and drum up some business from the recently bereaved. Fortunately for Frank his old buddy Mickey (Jack Warden) has a simple job for him involving a woman left with brain damage and in a coma due to hospital negligence, a job which should just require an out of court settlement and enough money in Frank's pocket to fuel his alcohol addiction. But Frank takes a trip to the hospital to see the woman and in doing so causes him to feel something for the first time. It leads to him deciding to take the case to court rather than settling in order to gain some self respect, but with the fears hidden by years of hiding in a bottle can he do the job he intends to especially with the Archdiocese of Boston who are responsible for the hospital set on winning at all costs. ... Read Review
