Saturday, December 12, 2009

The Rainmaker and SAW VI





The Rainmaker
John Grisham's THE RAINMAKER is adapted to film in this suspenseful retelling by Francis Ford Coppola. In Memphis, struggling young attorney Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) joins a shady law firm headed... John Grisham's THE RAINMAKER is adapted to film in this suspenseful retelling by Francis Ford Coppola. In Memphis, struggling young attorney Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) joins a shady law firm headed by Bruiser Stone (Mickey Rourke).

After the firm comes under investigation, Rudy and fellow employee Deck Schifflet (Danny DeVito) start their own practice. While trying to dig up clients, Rudy meets a young spousal abuse victim, Kelly Riker (Claire Danes), and convinces her to leave her husband (Andrew Shue). But Rudy's biggest case is defending a young man (Johnny Whitworth) dying of leukemia and his mother (Mary Kay Place) against the insurance company who wrongfully denied their claim.

During testimony Rudy uncovers proof that the insurance company has a practice of denying all claims. As his relationship with Kelly takes a dangerous turn and the trial uncovers more insurance fraud, it seems Rudy must decide between being a good man or being a good lawyer.


The Rainmaker is a 1997 movie. It Celebrates the zeal for justice espoused by a rookie Memphis lawyer. With the overbearing soundtrack, unimaginative cinematography, and indulgently tear-jerking ending ... this all adds up to a surprisingly derivative movie from Coppola.

The SAW VI, released 23 Oct 2009
Saw VI has received mixed reviews from film critics. Some praised it as being the best in the series while others dismissed the film for its "terrible acting", "laughable logic" and "political spin". It grossed $14.1 million its opening weekend, the lowest of the Saw films to date. Despite this, it was still a financial success, grossing over $53 million against its $11 million production budget. The film was the first to receive a Película X rating in Spain for violence and not for pornographic, restricting screenings to eight select theaters in that region. I have watched all SAW movies from 1-6, I rate the VI is best of all!

There are common theme of these two movie, as to make a pyschic prosecution to the unfair handling of medical claims of the insurance clients, Being an insurance practitioners, agents, manager for claim, and those who set-up the policy for unclaimed Insurance should stay watching these movie and open your eyes. Both Movies had "an undesirable and unpleasant ending" that those bad people will lose either money or their lives…

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