A case of bad judgement

HANK Palmer is smug, successful and saddled with the same sense of self-satisfied entitlement that usually accompanies someone who is about to take a fall. The Judge, a slow moving drama about family dysfunction, painful truths and recalibrating relationships, shows early promise but the good intentions soon evaporate and the film meanders its way to a disappointing conclusion.

Hank (Robert Downey Jr) is a hotshot Chicago lawyer who defends guilty people for a living. He's good at his job - there's a fancy house and a classic Ferrari in the driveway to prove it - but lousy at relationships. His marriag…