Its hard to see Robert Downey, Jr., in any other role besides the billionaire Tony Stark. But he did it -anyway, playing a quick witted Chicago defense lawyer in The Judge.
Its hard to criticize him in the role he was given. The film is rated R, and Downey is allowed more reign than any Marvel movie would allow. He unravels his character in bits of rage, sorrow, and fun, leaving you rooting for him at every turn in the story.
The Judge, at its heart, is a family movie. Downey comes back to his backwater, hometown roots of southern Indiana, where his father is the the judge. And his father is a brilliant Robert Duvall. Downey comes back to see his two brothers, a younger one who is autistic, and an older one who is trying to be everyone's rock. he only plans to be in the town for a short time for his mother's funeral. But he gets called back to defend his father, who is being charged with murder.
That is all I want to give away in the story, due to how new the movie is. But a captivating performance is given by the entire cast. Robert Duvall really steals the show at points, being hard on his sons and trying to uphold the righteousness of the law. He gives real insight to what it could be like living as a respected person in the community, and Downey as his opposite only adds to the great pair.
What was great about the movie was all the actors got to be multi-faced. They were allowed different emotions and stories that interacted on the main plot intricately and artfully. I really haven't seen such a great courtroom scene since To Kill a Mockingbird.
Until next time.
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