The Firm (1993)

Stars	User	Rating
4	Paxton	64 _43rd
The Devil's Advocate sans all of the abhorrent imagery that makes The Devil's Advocate so unforgettable. You'd forgotten about The Devil's Advocate, hadn't you? That about sums up this review.
3	overrated	39 _31st
The closest thing that resembles dread in this is the guy who would go on to play Jigsaw jogging after a monorail.
2	recklessmess	85 _87th
Tom Cruise's controversial turn killed all plans for the sequel, "The Flaccid."
2	Ocelot	25 _17th
"You can never leave The Firm, and if you try to escape, they'll give you plenty of breathing room and time to mingle with the FBI." I don't think that was the tagline, but it should have been. This movie establishes insane stakes and then does nothing with them over the course of two and a half droll, dull, impotent hours. The only thing firm was my penis, and that's because I stopped halfway through to watch porn instead, which was much more intelligently plotted. The piano score is abysmal.
2	nobamba	80 _88th
Wow, tense throughout. Good performances by all. Ending isn't as nicely tied up as the film would like you to believe. I could watch Ed Harris get frustrated all day. Tom Cruise running. Plot is similar to other Grisham novels. Fav scene: Gene Hackman confronting Jeanne Tripplehorn in the hotel room.
1	Ytadel	5 _57th
Perhaps the 90s thriller-est of all 90 thrillers? Strong performances by good actors across the board and a decently well-done mystery thriller sort of plot, though a lot of it does play as kind of generic if you've seen any of many similar films. It's also very long, veering towards three hours, and I grew a bit restless by the end.
1	PeaceAnarchy	76 _47th
Once it gets going you get several layers of intrigue, some strange, and sometimes hilarious, twists and turns and a conclusion that is quite creative, even if I'm sure it falls apart under the least scrutiny. It requires suspension of disbelief in a lot of places and at 2.5 hours could use some trimming, but it's fun and exciting, and while it's far from the best the genre has to offer I can't help but enjoy it.
1	twincinema	40 _18th
Early in the film, Cruise decides to do some backflips with a young boy to show his enthusiasm for what the present and future holds for him. Later in the film, he walks by the same boy, no longer able to do a backflip because he is no longer naive.
1	MJVmovieMan	75 _67th
Slick, entertaining legal-thriller.
1	gtown1479	77 _60th
Likely my favorite Grisham novel-turned-movie (but I didn't read this one so maybe that's why). I thought Hackman kinda stole the show in this film, and could not get a grip as to which side he was on leaving me guessing until the end. Cruise is solid, and I have a hard time buying Tripplehorn in anything not dealing with polygamy (that's my own problem). The first Brimley meeting with Cruise where they discus what the "cops" could do is pretty good. Stop RUNNING! The ending took too long.
1	canadianor	65 _40th
The key to a good thriller is to have your characters in constant peril. 'The Firm' fails to maintain any of the eerie tension created in the opening scenes. The beginning makes the flick seem like 'The Firm' is some kind of cult that grows its employees into evil lawyers. Mitch tries to uncover something sinister, but takes his time doing so. Outside of it being morally wrong, they never really give Mitch a reason to act on his impulses. In the end, things are too happy-go-lucky to be credible.
1	billkerwin	81 _48th
A good legal thriller. Everybody is good in this, but Wilfred Brimley is positively terrifying.
1	Bunken	70 _71st
Great thriller and boy Tom Cruise can run... He's probably the best on screen runner in Hollywood!
1	myfavchords	76 _54th
This is an enjoyable thriller. The cast does a good job with the script here. The script has some interesting moments, enough to keep things moving along. Overall I would recommend this film.
1	hsncrspywl	30 _9th
Overly long film which seems to revel in the decadence of it's upper-class characters while also trying to make our protagonist likable by having him come from a poor background (never seen) and a troubled brother (on screen 4 times). Far too long and while there are some good performances and bit parts the film spends far too much time setting things up to make the (good) climax anywhere near worth it. The all-piano score is good when creating suspense but not suitable for Tom Cruise running.
1	jacobclark12	44 _31st
When compared to the novel, The Firm suffers greatly. It handles many of the best aspects of the story incredibly poorly in ways that dissolve all tension far too early. If it had remained truer to its source material, then it would have been an excellent film.

Average Percentile 46.22% from 3390 Ratings