Year of Release: 1986Country of Origin: USA
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah
Plot outline: Tom Logan has a law partner who put a dog on the witness stand, a client who can't enter a room without a crime being committed, and a case that could turn out to be the murder of the year (IMDb).
Robert Redford only acted in four movies in the 1980s, turning his energies instead to directing, activism, and his Sundance Institute for young filmmakers. Hardly surprising, if Legal Eagles is representative of the scripts he was being offered at the time. While for director Ivan Reitman, sandwiched between Ghostbusters and Twins, this was a rare flop; and for Debra Winger, her career never quite recovered. While the picture falls well short of the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn comedies it seeks to emulate, it's slick and good-looking enough to while away a few undemanding hours. Legal Eagles tries to be all things to all people (romantic comedy, courtroom drama, action-packed thriller), ending up significantly less than the sum of its parts. Redford glides through it all effortlessly, but his 24-carat charisma is the only thing keeping this flick afloat. (NS)
My judgement: ** out of 4 stars
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