Legal Eagles Review

Robert Redford is a prosecutor who joins considerable forces with Debra Winger’s feisty defence lawyer to try and clear the name of Chelsea Deardon, a kooky performance artist not averse to stealing ‘real’ art, burning down other people’s property and, perhaps, murder. The attempt to pull off a Cary Grant style of sophisticated, madcap comedy doesn’t quite come off for Reitman, but Redford’s performance as the big hearted, closet tap-dancing DA who cuts too many corners at the behest of the ladies is yet another unexpected triumph on his c.v. Hannah, too, revels in her distinctly barmy free-role, and, if still not rattling the cage of the A-list, is a solid addition to any cast.