Michael Apted's CLASS ACTION is sharply made and well acted, even if it's little more than a TV series pilot masquerading as a movie, as well as being one of those instances where Hollywood tackles social issues and makes you wish they hadn't.
Maggie Ward (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) is a feisty, conservative law associate who practices at one of those Incredibly Huge Law Firms that specialize in crushing little people like you and me in court so their fat cat corporate clients can get away with selling murderously defective
merchandise with impunity and well-padded profit margins. The human interest comes from Maggie hating her dad, Jedediah Tucker Ward (Gene...
Released:
1991
Rated:
R
Length:
109 mins