The Judge, directed
by David Dobkin from a screenplay by Nick Schenk and Bill Dubuque, is a perfect
example of soft, flat, non-challenging, placating material that is made to
appeal to a demographic of people who watch movie as a means of sedation.
Because it stars two very fine actors in Robert Duvall and Robert Downey, Jr.,
and because it’s a courtroom drama, it is easily digestible to the broadest possible
audience.
