Woods, as ever, is wired for a fight -- in or outside the courtroom. It's all Downey Jr can do to hold him back.
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02/27/08
True Believer (1989)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:21
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: James Woods stars as a William Kuntsler-style lawyer in this tale of injustice and renewed dignity. In the 1960s, idealistic advocate Eddie Dodd courted controversy by defending outspoken youths... [More]
Starring: James Woods, Robert Downey, Margaret Colin, Kurtwood Smith
Director: Joseph Ruben
Reviews for True Believer
Top CriticA riveting legal drama.
01/26/06
Top CriticReally clicks as a modern day morality play.
08/28/04
When I see Woods on the screen in the first shot of a movie I sort of smile to myself because I know that something strange and offbeat and maybe even inspired is about to happen.
01/01/00
Top CriticRuben relies too heavily on Woods' whirring turbines to power his scenes.
01/01/00
Wesley Strick gave them a good script and they made a good, solid crime mystery.
01/01/00
Woods' angry energy is clarifying as well as terrifying, and when he unleashes it (usually without warning), the effect is to focus our attention where it belongs, not on a suspense story but on the mysteries of human behavior.
04/16/09
Top CriticWhat counts in Believer is not what happens but how. This is as good a how as any.
01/01/00
Woods clearly relishes his chance to display a wide range of emotions within his patented maverick persona, and Downey also acquits himself well in a much less challenging role.
02/27/08
Top CriticOne of the best courtroom dramas ever made, and a movie that almost nobody knows about. A terrific picture.
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