I just hope Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones star in more films together. Foxx is such a chameleon that he can star in any type of role whether it be in a comedy (TV's.1991-1994 In Loving Color, and 2011 Horrible Bosses) a biography/drama (2004 Ray Academy award winner Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role), and even in a western (2012 Jango Unchained) just to name a few of his most memorable roles.
Corporate lawsuit films have been done before (such as with Julia Roberts in 2000 Erin Brockovich, and in 2019 Dark Waters) but what sets this film apart is the human connection between the flashy African American ambulance chaser lawyer Willie Gary (Jamie Foxx) and his Funeral owner client Jeremiah O'Keefe, (Tommy Lee Jones). In many past films Tommy Lee Jones previous characters have always been smart, savvy and tough action type heroes, but in this film he plays the funeral owner Jeremiah O'Keefe, who is an aging dinosaur with strong moral convictions who inherits his fathers funeral home business only to fall victim to not one, but to two con men whose greed had no boundaries.
This is no doubt an inspirational film with the little guy hiring a questionable choice for a corporate lawyer for a contract lawsuit taking on the massive corporation and a team of high profile lawyers. One of the most memorable scenes is between Willie Gary and Jeremiah O'Keefe while up in the air in Willie's private plane Jeremiah asks Willie why he became a lawyer, and Willie tells his heart wrenching story of what single personal family incident motivated him to become a lawyer with a must win attitude.
Ms. Shullivan and I were so pleased after watching the film that we both agreed we have to purchase the film for our Top Ten film library. No doubt it is worthy of a perfect 10 out of 10 IMDb rating and I would be disappointed if it does not receive several Oscar nominations.
Corporate lawsuit films have been done before (such as with Julia Roberts in 2000 Erin Brockovich, and in 2019 Dark Waters) but what sets this film apart is the human connection between the flashy African American ambulance chaser lawyer Willie Gary (Jamie Foxx) and his Funeral owner client Jeremiah O'Keefe, (Tommy Lee Jones). In many past films Tommy Lee Jones previous characters have always been smart, savvy and tough action type heroes, but in this film he plays the funeral owner Jeremiah O'Keefe, who is an aging dinosaur with strong moral convictions who inherits his fathers funeral home business only to fall victim to not one, but to two con men whose greed had no boundaries.
This is no doubt an inspirational film with the little guy hiring a questionable choice for a corporate lawyer for a contract lawsuit taking on the massive corporation and a team of high profile lawyers. One of the most memorable scenes is between Willie Gary and Jeremiah O'Keefe while up in the air in Willie's private plane Jeremiah asks Willie why he became a lawyer, and Willie tells his heart wrenching story of what single personal family incident motivated him to become a lawyer with a must win attitude.
Ms. Shullivan and I were so pleased after watching the film that we both agreed we have to purchase the film for our Top Ten film library. No doubt it is worthy of a perfect 10 out of 10 IMDb rating and I would be disappointed if it does not receive several Oscar nominations.