Power of Attorney

1995

Action / Crime / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 25%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 25% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.0/10 10 304 304

Plot summary

Mafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself against an indictment for murder and extortion.

Director

Howard Himelstein Photo
Howard Himelstein

Top cast

Rick Aiello Photo
Rick Aiello as Tino
Tygh Runyan Photo
Tygh Runyan as Whoopie
Babs Chula Photo
Babs Chula as Angela
Brad Loree Photo
Brad Loree as Policeman
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885.91 MB
956*720
English 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 36 min
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1.61 GB
1424*1072
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 36 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by blanche-2 4 / 10

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Danny Aiello stars as a mob boss, Joseph Scassi, who hires an ex-assistant DA (Elias Koteas) to defend him in Power of Attorney.Vancouver doubles for New York City here, and it's pretty obvious. Koteas is an ambitious attorney who knows if he can get Aiello off, it will help his career and finances. As a prosecutor he tried for years to put Aiello away. So he has to walk a very thin line and, in a sense, sell out.I might have dozed off during this so a couple of things were confusing, particularly Koteas' relationship with two women. There's a big sex scene with Rae Dawn Chong.Unfortunately, his brother is somewhat mixed up with the thugs, which leads to problems.Watching this, I was reminded of my late friend who hated Danny Aiello. I asked him what Aiello's claim to fame was, and he answered, constant employment.To me this was ordinary and melodramatic.
Reviewed by doubleh 9 / 10

Idealistic lawyer allows himself to be "turned around" by manipulative crime boss.

Being a fan of Elias Koteas, I happened along this little gem of a movie. It's one of the only times I can remember seeing him as a leading man, usually he plays off-beat quirky roles a la "Exotica" and "Crash". All in all, he is very convincing as an ambitious lawyer, who succumbs not only to money but to pride as well. The story starts off slowly but before you know it, it sucks you into it's Machiavellian plot. The film's style is naturalistic and you almost feel like you are in the same room as the characters. Danny Aiello, who usually plays blustery, larger than life characters, gives a wonderfully nuanced performance of a John Gotti type character. It would have been very easy for him to turn this stereotypcal don into a Godfather cliche, but instead, the director chose for him to play down the part. Although the production value could have been better(the music sucks and doubling Vancouver for New York was a poor choice) I feel that this intelligent courtroom drama is worth checking out.
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