I don’t know much about defense attorneys, but I don’t completely buy the depiction of them, or of one of the prosecutors (David Krumholtz), in David Dobkin’s new film, The Judge (2014).  There’s something utterly specious here.  Still, although this legal drama is not terribly good, it isn’t terribly bad—or even plain bad—either.  It has Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall (as convincing as ever), Vincent D’Onofrio (full of depth), and Billy Bob Thornton.  Critic David Edelstein is right about its “picturesque” outdoor shots.  It has a story of very limited strength, but at least some strength is there.

That said, allow me to comment also that I like old movies (significantly old) because they were prohibited from showing the kind of gross vomiting and diarrheal excreting that The Judge gives us.  Ugh!

English: Actor Robert Downey Jr. promoting the film “Iron Man” in Mexico City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)