Das Gesetz der Macht (1991)

Das Gesetz der Macht: Directed by Michael Apted. With Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels, Joanna Merlin. An attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney – his own daughter.

“Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio are involved in a u0026quot;Class Actionu0026quot; in this 1991 film that also stars Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffatt, Joanna Merlin and Fred Thompson. Hackman and MEM, father and daughter, are both attorneys. u0026quot;I raised you,u0026quot; Jed (Hackman) yells at Maggie (MEM) during one scene. u0026quot;Mom raised me,u0026quot; she screams back. u0026quot;You had a date.u0026quot; Maggieu0026#39;s resentment over her fatheru0026#39;s infidelity erupts after the death of her mother (Merlin) in a powerful scene. Although Maggie has tried to reconcile with him, she finds there is too much in the way. Maggie is in an ethical quandary when the law firm she works for wants to suppress evidence about an automobile manufactureru0026#39;s malfeasance; complicating things is that her father heads the team the other side of the case.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a very good movie that emotionally rings true, thanks to a good script and fine performances by Hackman and Mary Elizabeth. I had the pleasure of working with Mary Elizabeth when she was a Broadway actress – a lovely woman with a great talent, shown here to excellent advantage. Grieving for her mother and unable to accept her fatheru0026#39;s love, she is blindsided by her boyfriend/bossu0026#39; ethics violation and has nowhere to turn. The viewer can really feel her pain. Hackman is wonderful as a shark attorney who loved his wife deeply but made some unfortunate choices and alienated his only child. He finds himself now vulnerable and confused; Hackman expresses these emotions beautifully. There is able support from the top-notch cast.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCompelling and at times powerful.”