Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Firm (1993)


Academy Awards, USA 1994

Nominated
Oscar
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Holly Hunter
Best Music, Original Score
Dave Grusin

Paramount Pictures
Directed by Sydney Pollack
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Netflix)

Recent Harvard Law grad Tom Cruise takes a high paying job in Memphis that seems too good to be true. He becomes suspicious when he stumbles on some documents related to recently deceased ex-employees. The clues lead to murder and the mob. There is a good story here, but getting past Cruise's smugness and non-acting makes it difficult to appreciate. Gene Hackman as his flawed mentor is as good as ever, however. Dave Grusin's Academy Award nominated score is bouncy but distracting.

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