Verdict in on “The Judge”

The Judge is a movie about a judge, played by Robert Duvall, who is on trial for murdering a man he released on a murder charge. Through a series of events, his estranged son, played by Robert Downey Jr., becomes his defense attorney. While in his hometown in Indiana, the son takes care of the old ghosts of his teenhood, including his high school girlfriend, played by Vera Farmiga.

As the trial goes on, Downey’s character, Henry Palmer, takes care of the unfinished business with his father Joseph Palmer and his high school girlfriend, Samantha Powell. Henry always felt a lack of love and support from his father Joseph, and as the trial deepens, he uncovers the darkest parts of his relationship with Joseph and closes the breach between them.

As for Samantha, his high school girlfriend, he comes to find out that he has a niece by her and his brother, played by Vincent D’Onofrio and he brings light to the darkness that filled the secrets of Samantha’s actions, closing the breach between them as well.

Secret after secret is uncovered and when the trial comes to its end, all pains are relieved and relationships mended. The touching emotions cut through the hard, cold surface to the core of family values and love.

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