The Client

One of the earliest of the glut of adaptations of John Grisham novels, The Client is Joel Schumacher applying his technical acumen to someone else’s story once more. Working from a script by Robert Getchell and Akiva Goldsman (the workman of 90s Hollywood screenwriting), Schumacher shows that his evolution as a filmmaker is more about him managing things well and not delving deeper. The end result is an entertaining thriller that actually manages the feel of a thriller slightly better than F...