Quite the excellent film. Newman is really magnificent and shows with this role why he should be considered one of the best actors ever. Charlotte Rampling, as his love interest and whom I don't recall seeing in a film before, captures the screen in impressive fashion too. Another strength of the film is its strong story, combined with very good cinematography and score, it builds up suspense and kept me engaged. As far as the script goes itself though, I feel there's room for improvement by having things more fleshed out and I wouldn't have been against another 10-20min run time or so. The Verdict also deals with decades of more film making after it, and with that I don't think it stands out as a classic. It's a great film, but things could have been wrapped up better towards the end.

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