Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘… And Justice For All’: Al Pacino at His Career Peak

Michael Clark
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In the 1970s, from purely a box office perspective, four leading men dominated the movie landscape: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood. While all of them cranked out a bunch of hits, they also had multiple artistic clunkers and box office bombs. During this same period, Al Pacino starred in far fewer films (eight) and just one of them (“Bobby Deerfield”) was a stinker and lost money. That’s a pretty impressive batting average.

Written by then married couple Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson and directed by Norman Jewison, “… And Justice For All” (AJFA) is a blistering satirical commentary on the American judicial system in general and specifically the correctly perceived “two sets of rules” for society’s haves and the have-nots.

Michael Clark
Michael Clark
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Originally from the nation's capital, Michael Clark has provided film content to over 30 print and online media outlets. He co-founded the Atlanta Film Critics Circle in 2017 and is a weekly contributor to the Shannon Burke Show on FloridaManRadio.com. Since 1995, Clark has written over 5,000 movie reviews and film-related articles. He favors dark comedy, thrillers, and documentaries.
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