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THE FIRM – Dave Grusin
THROWBACK THIRTY
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
The Firm was the first film adapted from the works of the massively successful novelist John Grisham, and is a crackerjack legal/political thriller. The film is directed by Sydney Pollack and stars Tom Cruise as a young and talented lawyer named Mitch McDeere, who joins a prestigious firm in Memphis called Bendini Lambert & Locke. Initially thrilled by the firm’s high salary and luxurious lifestyle, Mitch soon discovers that the firm is involved in criminal activities, and as he delves deeper into the firm’s workings, he uncovers a web of corruption, money laundering, and ties to organized crime; worse still, Mitch realizes that the firm’s previous associates who discovered the truth met with mysterious deaths. Faced with the dilemma of exposing the firm and risking his own life, or remaining silent and continuing to benefit from their illicit activities, Mitch decides to gather evidence against the firm for the FBI. As he investigates, he becomes entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the firm’s operatives, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. The film has a superb supporting cast, including Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn, Wilford Brimley, and Gary Busey, and was a strong critical and commercial success, grossing more than $270 million at the US box office, and receiving two Oscar nominations: one for Holly Hunter as Best Supporting Actress, and one for Dave Grusin’s score. Read more…
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