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A Civil Action
from Walt Disney Video
starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek
directed by Steven Zaillian

Features:

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• HiFi Sound
• NTSC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Solid Flick with very pertinent material despite its age.
  As a former resident of the Greater Boston area this was a film that evoked memories on a number of levels. The investigations of cancer clusters and their relationship to EPA Super Fund Sites is still something that should be coordinated. Moving film with solid performances.The follow up to the story is perhaps more hopeful. The sites have been cleaned and are being utilized! Despite the irepairable damage done to these families America can heal itself via the tenacious actions of its citizen/victims and... more info

• A tort lawyer finds new meaning in life and goes down the path of righteous litigation; An underdog against the large corp
  (1) A Civil Action is a 1998 film, starring John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr. Both the book and the film are based on the real-life case of Anderson v. Cryovac that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1980s.
  (2) John Travolta plays a tort lawyer part of tort law firm making millions from large corporations by filing personal injuries on behalf of their clients.
  (3) He is intellectually attracted... more info

• A page turner
  A heart wrenching page turner! You will root for this guy all along. You will bite your nails, become invested and get your heart broken.
  Don't bother renting the movie.

• Far from great, but some great performances help keep the audience satisfied...
  I'll be completely honest here. I saw `A Civil Action' because I am in love with James Gandolfini. Sadly his character has very little screen time although he is quite convincing with what he has to work with. What I found though was a nice little court room drama that is interesting as much as it is frustrating and deserves at least a little attention. This movie is by no means a brilliant film, but it does sport a few excellent performances that help elevate the plot and leave the audience at least... more info

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