This was one of Matt Damon's early performances that really helped separate him from Affleck in the acting department. He plays Rudy Baylor, a law school student who (with the help of Danny DeVito's character) tries to take on the bad guys of conglomerate America.
I read the novel by John Grisham, a writer who has never really impressed me very much in terms of characterization (if you'll notice all his protagonists are almost identical) but the movie has solid performances that help define everyone. Damon is impressive, and Mickey Rourke (in his third pairing with Francis Ford Coppola) turns in a short but memorable performance as a corrupt and ignorant man.
Overall this may not be great but the performances are, and it was one of Coppola's few good films from the 1990s.
I read the novel by John Grisham, a writer who has never really impressed me very much in terms of characterization (if you'll notice all his protagonists are almost identical) but the movie has solid performances that help define everyone. Damon is impressive, and Mickey Rourke (in his third pairing with Francis Ford Coppola) turns in a short but memorable performance as a corrupt and ignorant man.
Overall this may not be great but the performances are, and it was one of Coppola's few good films from the 1990s.