John Grisham's The Rainmaker(1997)- User Reviews

I have seen many movies that were made from a John Grisham book, it almost seems that every book he writes ends up becoming a movie. But, every one of the movies that come out, in my opinion, fall short of any expectations that I have before I see the …more»

WTF? Yahoo presents it as a comedy. There is no way this movie is a comedy. There are a few scenes that may warrant a chuckle and Davito's character is funny at times, but that does not even make this movie 10% of a comedy.

It's a drama, pure …more»

A movie has to be very good for me to feel right giving it an A+, and I really enjoyed this movie and how well it crafts it's scenes.

Any fan of A Few Good Men, or any good court room drama, should love this movie.

Which includes a great performance …more»

i cant blame the director, the movie is somehow good, but u cant compare it to a 500-pages novel!! and this problem pops up as some directors try to film a great novel as the rainmaker!more»

When an idealistic law school graduate (Matt Damon), inspired to become a lawyer by the Civil Rights movement, joins a small city law firm, he is in for a principle-testing dosage of reality, in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of JOHN GRISHAM'S …more»

No disrespect to "Apocalypse Now" or "The Godfather", but I think this is Coppola's best film and perhaps the best courtroom drama ever filmed. The all-star cast delivers one excellent performance after another and they work together …more»

This is a great film for, well almost anyone, that is who can handle sad deaths, and a very brutal beating. Damons, Danes, Devito, and Voight. All give very strong performances. Well done, oscar worthy.more»

I thought this was an excellent movie. I highly recommend you see it. The acting was well-done. I really enjoyed the story line. I have not read the book so I cannot compare. But I did ejoy the movie very much.more»

This is a good film that does a decent job covering a terrific book by John Grisham. I highly recommend reading the book before watching this/or in place of, but the movie does not disappoint. Damon is good and Devito and Voight are terrific in their …more»

Another great adaptation from the3 Grisham book. Danny and ben are good here. The acting carries this and its great to see them here.more»