makes the character so forlornly hangdog that you wonder how he evaded the dogcatcher, and practically turns his collar inside out so you can marvel at the quantities of ingrained sweat. But the others are all first-rate: Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O’Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Julie Bovasso, Colin Stinton, and several others; even the usually insufferable Charlotte Rampling is made to look good. No one can make us believe the unbelievable, but Lumet’s knowing direction gets us to play along with the pretense. Afterward, it all evaporates from the memory with merciful celerity. □ The GIMLET EYE
JULIAN BOND & THE LAWYER
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