This wanna be satire of the legal system is also a wanna be Network. However the film is so hit you over the head over the top with it's outrage it fails.
... And Justice For All is probably notable for the beginning of Al Pacino's ranting and raving excessive acting style which had been starting to rear it's ugly head in films like Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon. But here Pacino really goes for it especially towards the end with his full on eye rolling and hysterical carrying on, the most entertaining thing in the whole film.
It's surprising that a veteran director like Norman Jewison couldn't see that the screenplay for this film was pretty bad. On the other hand Jewison may have realized the poor quality of the writing and decided to just let Pacino go for it. On the other other hand, Jewison may have been unable to control Pacino.
Whatever the answer, this is still a bad film.
119 minutes.
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