L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writers (WGA):

William M. Finkelstein (written by)
Steven Bochco (television series) ...

Release Date:

12 May 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Reunion movie from the popular TV series reunites most of the original cast from the Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie-Brackman...

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Death Row | Law | Law Firm | Courtroom

Cast

Corbin Bernsen	...	Arnie Becker
Susan Dey	...	D.A. Grace Van Owen
Larry Drake	...	Benny Stulwicz
Richard Dysart	...	Leland McKenzie
Jill Eikenberry	...	Ann Kelsey
Dann Florek	...	Dave Meyer
Michele Greene	...	Abigail 'Abby' Perkins
Harry Hamlin	...	Michael Kuzak
Alan Rachins	...	Douglas Brackman Jr.
Susan Ruttan	...	Roxanne Melman
Michael Tucker	...	Stuart Markowitz
Bruce Davison	...	Lawrence Diebenkorn
Steven Williams	...	Albert Hutchinson
Gedde Watanabe	...	Cyril
Josie Davis	...	Chloe Carpenter

Also Known As:

L.A. Law: Return to Justice (USA) (working title)
L.A. Law: The Reunion (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials) | Brazil:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Movie Connections:

Follows "L.A. Law: Pilot (#1.0)" (1986)

A Poor Return of the great law show. Not worth the TV watching Time.

This reunion took some of the most loved characters and took them ten steps backwards. Some characters are back with vengeance in the heart and others are having returned with nothing to do. This movie might have done better by extending to at least a three hour format to give the story line some time to complete. Instead we get this mess of changed characters that no one really gets a chance go care about. Even the background ambience is gone. From the ringing phones and office chatter that once filled the law firm, the sound environment now represents either a very poor law firm with no business or that of a funeral parlor. This movie should never have been made with such a weak and quickly thrown together script. Unfortunately I would have to say this garbage is a D.O.A. movie that should not be shown again....