Michael John Petty is a Senior Features Writer for Collider who writes mostly about Westerns but also loves superheroes and supernatural thrillers.
The Big Picture It's been a decade since The Judge graced theaters amid Robert Downey Jr.'s tenure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and boy is it a drama worth revisiting. We might most often associate Downey with his work as Iron Man, Oppenheimer, and his soon-to-be Broadway debut, but rarely do actors give such career-defining performances that don't occur in their most famous movies.
What more can we say about Duvall and Downey's chemistry other than praise its inherent excellence? There's something to be said about how two performers can highlight each other's strengths and work with them to produce a masterwork. Paul Newman and Robert Redford did this famously in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting . This is exactly what this pair does here with The Judge.
There are a few major moments in this picture that best highlight the weighted struggle between The Judge's leading men. The night of the tornado warning, Hank and his father blow up at each other following the revelation that Judge Palmer may have committed premeditated murder. But it becomes something much more personal than that.
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