SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

murray_johnc I can't believe a director of Norman Jewison's caliber would make a movie this bad. The acting is terrible and the script is ridiculously over the top. The movie is more uninspired slapstick than courtroom drama. Name me a single incident in history where a judge fired his revolver at the ceiling instead of using his gavel to silence his courtroom?

Desertman84 "...And Justice for All" is an Oscar nominated court room drama that stars Al Pacino as charismatic and personable lawyer Arthur Kirkland,who has apparently gotten sick of the American judicial system.Joining him in are Jack Warden, John Forsythe, and Lee Strasberg. This film directed by Norman Jewison has earned a Oscar nominations for both Pacino and the screenplay written by Barry Levison and Valerie Curtin.Added to that,it also well-known for its final speech scene by Kirkland which has served as inspiration to many films after it was shown back in 1979.Arthur Kirkland is a lawyer who remains someone who is fighting for truth,justice and idealism which many lawyers tend to forget once they attain fame and fortune.This is presented in the story through many cases and problems that his clients face including defending a judge who is guilty and cannot refuse to become his client as he is threatened to get disbarred from his profession as a lawyer.It was obvious that Al Pacino's presence and great performance made this film a classic.He portrayed Kirkland extremely well that is definitely unforgettable.His final speech wherein the people in the court scream,"You are out of order" His presence and personality as the lawyer Arthur Kirkland,helps carry this drama-comedy through to an effective if melodramatic monologue at the end, functioning as the summation of a court case.Despite the many plots involved in it,the viewer won't get confused as Pacino's performance becomes central to the movie rather than the many events that are involved in it.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU This film has become a classic, meaning it is commonly quoted when you speak of the problem of justice in the USA, in this case Baltimore, Maryland. The title of the film is the end of the pledge of allegiance that is read at the beginning of the film by several children in some class. Every Ameican knows it and it is essential to keep it in mind here."I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."Apart from the sidetracking subplot of the grandfather of the main character, a lawyer, the rest has to do with nothing but justice and prison. Even the affair this main character has with the lawyer turned bureaucrat in the court administration or surveillance committee is part of the plot because she has a lot to say about a lot of things and about what he should do or should not do. Our main character, Arthur Kirkland, is seen taking care, a strange way of speaking, of two clients. One will commit suicide and the other will be shot by some sniper of the police when he steps out of line. The lawyer himself, Arthur, is liquidated and he has no other way than accepting this self-liquidation provided he can in doing so bring at least one rotten judge down. If you step off the line, either you become rotten all the way, hence the slave of the system, or you will be kicked out and you will starve. Liquidation by starvation.Justice is shown as malfunctioning from beginning to end, from left to right and back from right to left, up and down and the reverse, from front to back and vice versa. They do not have the slightest interest for the people they are supposed to try and send to prison, or eventually release, put on probation or parole. It is absolutely disheartening but there is nothing to do about it. So better accept it and make do with it, or at least make believe you believe in the fairness of that justice for all which is the miscarriage of justice for most.Enjoy the film. There is nothing else to say except the details of the arguments. You better watch them and discover them yourself, but be sure you have not eaten something too greasy if you do not want to be sick, I mean vomit in your lap.Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

madelena-da-costa I think this is a fantastic film which is frequently snubbed on movie polls but totally deserves a decent nod. It can at times seem like an episode of one of those police drama series so popular around the time it was made (Miami Vice springs to mind in some parts). However once you get past the 'period' nature of the film it takes on quite a different character. Pacino's lines have been parodied often in popular culture to the point where the film could easily be transformed into comedy, but this has not been the outcome simply because Pacino is so darn engaging and emotion that raw is hard to deny. If I told you to watch a film in which the hero is a moral lawyer you would probably think that his character sounds like Mr Boring; but Pacino is anything but. He really gives his character so much depth in every glance, movement, breathe.... He jumps out of the picture and grows with intensity as the film progresses to one of the best moments of film history; the infamous court room explosion ending. By this point you're so engaged that you are going through the emotions right along with him; cheering with the crowd, laughing at Pacino's refusal to exit the room quietly and finishing with the line 'you have just heard my opening statement'=classic :D The relationship between Pacino and his love interest at first seems just like a typical element to add to the film; ie, this is the 70s, our star needs a love interest etc. Yet their bedroom fights add tension to the mix and give what could have been a boring run of the mill romance a bit of unlikeliness. The supporting cast are by no means bad, but some lesser characters seem to not be able to completely deliver the emotion Pacino needs to bounce off in order to truly explore his own performance; basically Pacino is a god and sweeps the floor with the rest. This is actually not a good thing because it detracts from the overall film. However, this film is a great drama to loose yourself in for a while and despite the depressing subject matter of 'injustice' through most of the film; the ending does succeed in reversing allot of the frustration. In fact you do get a strong sense of the film's overall more relevant message; justice will be delivered if people use their discretion and don't simply follow bureaucratic procedures for the sake of doing so. Free from corruption and infused with moral integrity; one man can make a difference. This is one of my go to movies for procrastination and dish-washing distraction. It's entertaining even after the first watch and that's what makes it a classic piece of Pacino.