The Client | reviewed by: Scott McKay | November 28, 2012
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The Client has an interesting premise and strong performances making it one of the better John Grisham adaptions to come out in the 90's.
genre | Drama | Thriller |
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synopsis | A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says. |
lead actors | Susan Sarandon | Tommy Lee Jones | Mary-Louise Parker | Anthony LaPaglia | Bradley Whitford | Will Patton | Brad Renfro | Anthony Edwards | J.T. Walsh | Anthony Heald | Kim Coates | Kimberly Scott | David Speck | William H. Macy |
director | Joel Schumacher |