And Justice For All - 1979 - 6/10

Defense attorney has issues with one of the court’s sterner judges.
In between trying to defend clients, and being thwarted, he looks in on his grandfather, dabbles in romance.
This is a cynical take on idealistic TV courtroom dramas of the ‘60’s and 70’s.
(Mind you, nothing beats the smiling cynicism of the black and white Perry Mason.)
The judge in question gets in trouble, and hires, you got it, his long time nemesis.
For me, this is one of his films where Al Pacino dropped his cool reserve, and began louder acting.
Served him well, although Michael Corleone’s intensity remains preferable to yelling marathons.
Jack Warden as half-cocked judge, unforgettable.