One more lawyer in Memphis may be one lawyer too many. Francis Ford Coppola directs his screenplay based on John Grisham's novel. Rudy Baylor(Matt Damon)is a fresh new lawyer out of Memphis State University, who right out of the box takes on a powerful law firm representing an unethical and corrupt insurance company. Rudy first goes to work for a well known firm headed by a compromising ambulance chaser(Mickey Rourke)and then bolts with a 'paralawyer' and new partner(Danny DeVito)and takes on a monumental case representing a poor client against a large Cleveland insurance company that has denied the same legitimate claim eight times. Rudy goes up against a ruthless adversary Leo F. Drummond(Jon Voight). In spite of its two hour plus running time THE RAINMAKER is ambitious, powerful and a genuine 'pot boiler'. The supporting cast is made up of more than apt players like: Danny Glover, Claire Danes, Virginia Madsen, Mary Kay Place and Red West. Damon is fresh and full of vigor. Danes is outstanding in a passive way and truly represents girl-next-door beauty. And yes, that is Red West, longtime associate of Elvis Presley.
Review of The Rainmaker
