Peter Suderman Reviews The Judge

Could have been worse:

You can tell what kind of movie “The Judge” is just by listening
to the score.

From scene to scene and even moment to moment, it veers wildly
between emotions: It’s all weepy treacle one second, sunny optimism
the next, bouncy and comic for one encounter, then dark and
mournful a beat or two later.

It never quite lands on consistent tone, it’s often overbearing,
and while the moments themselves sometimes work fine, the shifts
are sudden, jarring and forced.

“The Judge” is neither a terrific movie nor a terrible one,
though at various times it flirts with being both. Like its score,
it is often too obvious and prone to sudden shifts of mood and
tone, few of which are earned. But there are a handful of
well-written scenes, and the performances from its all-star cast
make the most of even the mediocre material.

Also could have been better.


Read the whole review
 in The Washington
Times

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