The Rainmaker


The latest in the succession of John Grisham novels brought to the screen. This time, a young lawyer battles a big evil insurance company on behalf of a poor family, whose son is dying of leukemia. On the sideline, he befriends a young battered wife. Naturally the underdogs triumph over the evil oppressors.

135 minutes.
Parental Guidance under 10 .
Drama

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Gentleman, consider your verdict!
Gentleman, consider your verdict!

Credits

Cast
Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Dean Stockwell, Teresa Wright, Virginia Madsen
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
ScreenplayFrancis Ford Coppola from the novel by John Grisham, Michael Herr
MusicElmer Bernstein
Sound formatsDolby Digital, DTS
Made in1997
Produced byConstellation Films, Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus
Derek Wilson
15
The Cape Times
Karen Rutter
10
The Star
Janine Walker
16
Die Burger
Gabriël Botma
5
Sunday Times
William Pretorius
15
TV3 Screenplay
Barry Ronge
16
TV2 Leon at the Movies
Leon van Nierop
12
eye Weekly
Gemma Files
10
Box Office
Melissa Morrison
13
Empire
Ian Nathan
10
Film Review
James Cameron-Wilson
20

What the People say

Internet
486 Netizens
14

Average .. 65%

13

Visitor Ratings

Scale (Max)20
Floyd Mbongeni18
Bruce Humphrey 17
Les Yates 10

Average .. 75%

15

Visitor Comments

Floyd Mbongeni: It's quite cool.I wouldn't mind watching it for the third time.

Bruce Humphrey: A very well crafted movie with very good acting. Mainly court-room drama concerning wife-bashing and the dirty tricks of a life insurance company. I loved the line from our newly-qualified lawyer (Matt Damon): ''I was sworn in by a fool and vouched for by a scroundrel!'' Jon Voight is also very good as the highly-paid lawyer of dubious ethics (the scoundrel). If you don't mind movies where half the time is spent in the court-room then go and enjoy it as I did!

Les Yates: A movie which should have focused on the insurance industry in the style of Arthur Haley (I don't know if he has!) without weak cases attached to the main theme (the wife beating case, obviously serious, but seemed to be there as a filler). The movie lacked substance.






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