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THE CLIENT – Howard Shore
THROWBACK THIRTY
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
The 1990s were full of John Grisham legal thriller adaptations. Following hot on the heels of The Firm and The Pelican Brief, both of which were released in 1994, comes The Client, directed by Joel Schumacher. The story follows an eleven-year-old boy named Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) who, along with his younger brother Ricky, witnesses the suicide of a lawyer named Jerome Clifford. Before dying, Clifford reveals to Mark that he knows the whereabouts of the body of a recently murdered U.S. Senator, which could implicate a powerful mob figure, Barry “The Blade” Muldano (Anthony LaPaglia). As Mark becomes the target of both the mafia, who want to silence him, and the authorities, who want his testimony, he seeks the help of a feisty lawyer named Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon). Despite being initially reluctant to get involved, Reggie decides to take Mark’s case and protect him from all threats – one of whom is the ruthless U.S. Attorney Roy “Reverend Roy” Foltrigg (Tommy Lee Jones), who wants to exploit the case to further his own political ambitions. Read more…
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