Develiker terrible... so disappointed.
Sexylocher Masterful Movie
Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
Wuchak RELEASED IN 1997 and written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's book, "The Rainmaker" stars Matt Damon as an idealistic newbie lawyer in Memphis who takes on a fraudulent insurance company with Danny DeVito as his paralegal and Claire Danes an abused potential love interest. Jon Voight plays the lead lawyer for the insurance company and Roy Scheider the CEO of the corporation.Beyond Coppola's renowned expertise, the cast is stellar, which also includes Mickey Rourke as a smooth legal mogul, Virginia Madsen as a witness and Dean Stockwell & Danny Glover as judges. This was Damon's break out role as a leading man, paving the way for hits like "Good Will Hunting" (1998) and "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). He's affable as the principled young lawyer and I liked the way the movie discreetly shows his new home life with the elderly lady, plus other budding relationships.This is decidedly a drama with many courtroom scenes, so don't except the thrills of other Grisham-based films, like the excellent "The Firm" (1993) and action-packed "The Pelican Brief" (1993), although there is an intense action sequence in the second half. While the first half confidently take its time with the drama, throwing in moments of realistic amusement, it segues into a compelling third act. Furthermore, "The Rainmaker" is a must for anyone interested in the good, the bad and the ugly of the legal arena in America.The movie made $46 million domestically from a budget of $40 million (not including revenue from other countries), but it was still considered a disappoint in comparison to "The Firm," which cost roughly the same amount and made six times as much at the box office. Coppola subsequently took a decade break from directing before reentering the fray with the inscrutable "Youth Without Youth" (2007).THE FILM RUNS 2 hours, 15 minutes and was shot in the Memphis area of Tennessee, as well as Cleveland, Ohio and California (Alameda, Oakland, San Francisco).GRADE: B
kmckaig-432-513211 Outstanding cast and top notch acting. The script follows the book closely. How can you go wrong with this. One of my all time favorites.
A.W Richmond It was something else, seeing The Rainmaker again, 20 years later. The plot, the cast, the look of it, it all has that Coppola touch and thathas to be with truth, the way he, Francis Ford Coppola sees it. Beautiful, powerful and moving but the most powerful element after 20 years turns out to be Johnny Whitworth. What a gorgeous, soulful performance. It took me by surprise, I the character from my first viewing but this time his is the character who affected me the most. Imagine in a cast that includes Teresa Wright! Yes, Teresa Wright, Dean Stockwell as well as Matt Damon, Mary Kay Place, Jon Voight, Danny De Vito, Mickey Rourke, Claire Danes. Time does extraordinary things. It reveals the center of the center of the truth.
Python Hyena The Rainmaker (1997): Dir: s Ford Coppola / Cast: Matt Damon, Danny De Vito, Jon Voight, Claire Danes, Mickey Rourke: Flat and tiresome, which is unfortunate since it starts out just fine. Title doesn't make much sense but it stars Matt Damon as a young attorney who holds a corrupt insurance conglomerate responsible for the untreated leukemia of a dying boy. He receives legal assistance from Danny De Vito while Jon Voight plays the opposing lawyer. Interesting theme regarding dishonesty and truth among lawyers however, it is too predictable and structured like a courtroom drama. Director s Ford Coppola does his best but this hardly matches his work in The Godfather, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now. Damon is superb as this new attorney setting out to make a difference. De Vito steals scenes as he stoops to whatever level to achieve victory. Voight is standard issue as the opposing lawyer. Claire Danes is unnecessary as an abused housewife whose presence is basically to involve Damon in a romantic fling. It slows down an already boring film. Mickey Rourke also makes an appearance as a corrupt lawyer, as if that is beneath anybody here. Coppola is a terrific director doing work here that is far beneath him, with stars that are above it. It regards honest law but the screenplay evaporates like an ice cube in the mid day sun. Score: 4 / 10
