Mary-louise Parker Movie:

				Salesrank: 287293
		Used Price: $6.20
		MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
The exceptionally fine cast--Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, J.T. Walsh, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Edwards, William H. Macy, Anthony LaPaglia, Ossie Davis, and Brad Renfro--goes a long way toward making The Client one of the more solidly enjoyable screen adaptations of a John Grisham southern gothic legal thriller. Teen-hearthrob Renfro is a natural, playing a kid whose life is in jeopardy after he witnesses the death of a Mob lawyer. Susan Sarandon is the attorney who decides to look after the boy; nobody can match her when it comes to playing strong and protective maternal figures (Thelma and Louise, Lorenzo's Oil, Dead Man Walking). Sarandon won her fourth Oscar nomination as best actress for this role, before finally winning the following year for Dead Man Walking. Author Grisham was so impressed with former window dresser/fashion designer/screenwriter-turned-director Joel Schumacher's work on this movie that he later asked him to direct A Time to Kill. --Jim Emerson

The Client [Region 2] Reviews:
Well handled thriller
2009-10-22 - While sometimes verging on caricature, the film comes through with an exciting story , well told. I wouldn't call it realistic; rather as Raymond Chandler said of his "gritty" stories of Bay City, California, and environs, they are romances, not sociology. From its earliest moments, one knows that this kid is in trouble, the question is what happens to him once the law and the killers know he has information helpful to the first, damning to the second. Tommy Lee Jones, as the ambitious U.S. Attorney is directed to give an over the top performance but the last, more human scenes, save the film from falling into the pit of farce. Susan Sarandon does a fine job as the kid's attorney and Renfro, as the kid with dangerous knowledge, does a fine job of being a pain in the neck without losing the special qualities of an eleven year old.
I note from the product information that the film has been around a while but, since there is nothing timely in the story, it is as good as new, so to speak. It will hold your interest .

A stinker
2009-09-22 - How can you stand a movie in which a 12 year old boy is played as smarter than all the adults? That's what you're expected to believe here, despite an all-star cast which should have been a lot better. The script is cliche ridden, and the plot is a bore: kid gets chased by cops and mafia as they try to close in on a dead body's whereabouts. ZZZzzzzz. The reads more like Huck Finn than John Grisham. Don't waste your time.

I like it.
2009-06-01 - Good Plot. The Child actor is talented. I like the package and fast service too.

A solid star is born....
2009-05-07 - Newly discovered Brad Renfro gives a stunningly believable performance that matches those of Sarandon and Jones...everyone comes to the plate with just the right amount of professionalism and the film goes 'over the top' in all catagories. I find Brad Renfro's first six films where he carries more of a lead role as a 'coming-of-age' preteen/teen to be some of his best work - how sad that his untimely death prevents us from witnessing his certain transformation into an older, seasoned actor.

One Grisham thriller!
2009-04-27 - Great acting!! And why not - With Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon exchanges? Engrossing indeed. Why are we getting this crushable cheap CD cases with paper and little plastic material? Those who makes them should be hanged upside down!!!