Distinctions
-Nomination à l'Oscar de la meilleure actrice pour Susan Sarandon en 1995.
-Prix de la meilleure actrice pour Susan Sarandon, lors des BAFTA Awards en 1995.
-Nomination au prix de la meilleure actrice dans un film à suspense pour Susan Sarandon, lors des Blockbuster Entertainment Awards en 1995.
-Nomination au Screen Actors Guild Award de la meilleure actrice pour Susan Sarandon en 1995.
-Young Artist Award du meilleur jeune acteur dans un long métrage pour Brad Renfro en 1995.
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Good performances here; some plot holes
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Somehow the plot holes didn't seem so glaring in Grisham's novel. Anyway, this is one of Susan Sarandon's many excellent performances. And Tommy Lee Jones gleefully chews the scenery here. You might think he is overacting, but he is really playing a character that comes across that way. Brad Renfro was an excellent find for this part. I haven't seen him in anything else, though. I imagine his Southern accent will hurt in getting other roles. Current TV stars Bradley Whitford and Anthony Edwards were non-entities in this film. It's a good film, not great. Grade B-
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Enjoyable Thriller
Author: mjw2305 from England
29 December 2006
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Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) and his little brother are witnesses to the suicide of a mob lawyer. After his brother falls into a coma and he becomes the target of the mob and the federal prosecutor (Tommy Lee Jones) he is forced to hire Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon) who is an attorney with a chequered past and a courageous heart.The direction and story are both very strong, and i thought Jones and Saradon both put in great performances; and even if i did find new-comer Brad Renfro's character a little annoying at times, it wasn't at detriment to the film.The Client is a tense and dramatic thriller that has enough entertainment value to forgive it, its minor plot holes.7/10
