Synopsis
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
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Cast
- Tom CruiseMitch McDeere
- Jeanne TripplehornAbby McDeere
- Gene HackmanAvery Tolar
- Hal HolbrookOliver Lambert
- Terry KinneyLamar Quinn
- Wilford BrimleyWilliam Devasher
- Ed HarrisWayne Tarrance
- Holly HunterTammy Hemphill
- Karina LombardYoung Woman on the Beach
- David StrathairnRay McDeere
Recommendations
- 80
Washington Post
Cruise was born to play company man, and the role is an opportunity to sum up his old roles and transcend them with his most potently emotional work. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
But with a screenplay that developed the story more clearly, this might have been a superior movie, instead of just a good one with some fine performances. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
No one is going to confuse The Firm with art, but its high- cholesterol virtues-a story that keeps you guessing, a dozen meaty character turns-are enough to send you home sated. - 60
Empire
An average movie improved by Cruise's star appeal and accomplished supporting cast. - 50
The New York Times
The movie is extremely long (two hours and 34 minutes) and so slow that by the end you feel as if you've been standing up even if you've been sitting down. - 50
Austin Chronicle
By the film's climax, following the plot movements has become merely complex rather than suspenseful. - 50
The New Yorker
The supporting cast provides centripetal force; too bad the center cannot hold. - 38
ReelViews
Very little of what made the written version so enjoyable has been successfully translated to the screen, and what we're left with instead is an overly-long (two hours and thirty-four minutes, to be exact), pedantic thriller.
