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Firm The [1993]
starring: Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Terry Kinney
directed by: Sydney Pollack

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014437803337
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Paramount Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: December 04, 2000
Running Time: 148 minutes
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: June 30, 1993
Sales Rank: 4555

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Amazon.co.uk Review:
This first film adaptation of a John Grisham novel is a crackerjack popcorn movie that satisfies even though it radically changes the last half of the book. The novel's dynamic setup is intact: Mitch McDeere, a hot law graduate (a well-suited Tom Cruise), finds a dream job in a luxurious Memphis law firm. His superiors (Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook) provide Mitch and his young wife, Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn), with a house and plenty of money in exchange for lots of work, and maybe something more. Soon FBI agents (including a bald Ed Harris) encircle Mitch, telling him his firm has a sinister secret, forcing Mitch into a heck of a pickle. How Mitch deals with his situation is where the book and movie differ, yet by the time Mitch is running from bad guys with suitcase in hand, the movie delivers Grisham's goods. For Sydney Pollack's film, Mitch is more confrontational and heroic. Plot aside, the care Pollack put into this fair-weather thriller is unimpeachable, as is his cast. There is hardly a better all-star cast in any 1990s thriller, from Hackman and Harris in key roles to actors in smaller parts, sometimes with only a scene or two. Standouts include David Strathairn as Mitch's wayward brother, Wilford Brimley as the head of security, film producer Jerry Weintraub as an angry client, Gary Busey as a private investigator and Holly Hunter in a delicious, Oscar-nominated supporting role as Busey's most loyal of secretaries. The cast seems to have had as much fun making the film as we do watching it. It's slick Hollywood product, but first-rate all the way. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Excellent cast, worst John Grisham adaptation
I have every film adapted from John Grisham's novels except for The Gingerbread man, without a shadow of a doubt this is at best an okay film, it does not even begin to touch A time to kill, The Client, Runaway jury or The Chamber and whilst not being blown away by either The Rainmaker nor The Pelican brief, they are both comfortably better films than this.

The film lacks the power, conviction and the direction of all of those films listed.

An excellent cast with 2 of my favourite actors in Gene Hackman and Tom Cruise, but even they are not at their best by some way, the only reason why Tom Cruise stands out is due to his being on screen for most of the film, Gary Busey is barely in the film, maybe a couple of minutes ... Read More:

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- WATCHABLE MOVIE
The movie an adaptation of John Grisham's Novel of the same name follows the pacey plot of the book till the last portion where it completely deviates from the book. After reading the novel and then watching the movie you ask, why Mitch took the trouble to steal the files if at the end he was only going to cut a deal with the Mafia? In the Novel the storyline centred on exposing the the Law firm as an arm the Mafia operating as a conduit for the Mafia in its money laundering operations. The movie on the otherhand makes the mafia a victim of the lawfirms illegal billing activities one wonders which is the more serious crime?

Rating:

- Fantastic Movie
For me, John Grisham can do no wrong (and coming from Arkansas is also a plus!)
Firstly, I loathe Tom Cruise for his stupid beliefs. However, under good direction he can act.
"The Firm" is a tight, well staged movie with the typical Grisham sting in its tail.
Gene Hackman and Hal Holbrook are brilliant. Both very under-rated actors.
This is one fantastic movie. Even when you know the ending, it's worth re-watching again and again.
Buy and enjoy.

Rating:

- Solid but Ordinary Film
John Grisham's legal-tinged novels may not be known for their depth, but their page-turning plots attract film makes by the dozen, and 'The Firm', directed by Sydney Pollack, is a typical example. The start of the story, of a hotshot young lawyer (Tom Cruise) who finds himself caught up in dodgy dealings, is a fast-paced, yuppie nightmare that unfolds with some skill. But when the brilliant Cruise decides to turn the tables on his employers, the mob, and the F.B.I. and starts to play his own game, the film descends into predictable, though unlikely, cliché. 'The Firm' remains watchable throughout, thanks to the complexities of the storyline, but in spite of a top-drawer cast that also includes Gene Hackman, it never transcends its genre. This ... Read More:

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- Once you join the firm, leaving is not an option.......
Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) has graduated 3rd in his class at Harvard, all the big firms are about to come calling. He has come a long way from a broken and humble family to make it to the brink of boundless opportunity, and touching distance of unlimited success. He and his wife Abbey, (Jeanne Tripplehorn) a school teacher, have lived the poor life for the duration of his studies, but her faith in him never wavered. As far as she was concerned he was always capable of making six figures.

However what they didn't expect was an offer from a smaller law firm, from Memphis, called Bendini, Lambert and Locke. They want Mitch more than anyone, and they claim they will beat any offer made, somehow they already know what his best offer is. Mitch ... Read More:

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