Movie Review: The Judge

Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall in The Judge

I love Robert Duvall.  He's one of my favorite actors who doesn't work enough so I try to watch everything he is in.  Like the rest of the planet, I also love Robert Downey Jr.  He's terrific fun to watch so I usually make the effort to catch his movies, too. Honestly though, if Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr. weren't in The Judge, I would have turned it off.  It isn't BAD, but it is very poor story telling.  The acting, and idea were great, but they didn't make up for weaknesses in the script, direction or editing.  I felt like I was watching a movie that was intended to be much longer but was cut dramatically for time so all the pieces weren't there.  And still it was too long.  I really feel bad about not liking it because of my fondness for both Duvall and RDJ, but honestly, it just isn't very good.  (But how 'bout Billie Bob?  He was fantastic!)  On a scale of one to five I'd give it a 2.5.