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Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman, Karen Finley
When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
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Powerful and very sad. Think it could have had more oomph though, the direction went a bit odd in places and I think I would have been handled completely differently had it been made in the last few years. That said, for its time it was powerful stuff and hasn't (And I doubt ever...( read more)
Such a sad, touching story. Hanks was amazing in this, and Denzel wasn't too shabby either :P
tom hanks does some good acting here. it's unusual for denzel to be outshined
This is an emotional story and shows up the predjudice encoutered towards people with AIDS and Homosexuals. A Brillient performance from Hanks who I would not normally rate as one of the best Hollywood actors despite his reputation.
Really good. The camera angles are spectacular as well as odd. Really nice! :D
Emotional, powerful and tragic story I ever watched. Jonathan Demme's drama film throws us into a world of pain and stark truth that is few and far between in mainstream cinema. Tom Hanks gives the most powerful performance of his career as Andrew Beckett, the afflicted lawyer. D...( read more)
