The Counsel

Rough picture of the dark side of the success of top lawyers. Who else but Gilbert Melki should play the main antagonist, a mafia boss at every turn. Magimel delivers a consistently excellent performance. The weaker side of this story may lie in its length, although paradoxically, it seemed too long to me. But that's just a subjective feeling, maybe the length was sufficient for the overall impact. (25.10.2011)