Norman Jewison's an asshole

....we can now add ...And Justice for All to the pile.

Evidence includes (1) his cheap take on the elderly, (2) his portrayal of Ralph, the transvestite mugger. I'm still suffering through, so I'm sure there will be more.

Update: Not sure whether it is standard to be practicing so many different types of law at once: accidents, paternity suits, muggings, murder defenses, rape. Truly impressive practice this guy has. Plus, as plot developments, hostage takings are usually one of the cheaper tricks. Almost as cheap as throwing cafeteria plates and a judge tackling a lawyer. The thing that makes Jewison such an asshole is that he things everyone else is an asshole, and artlessly throws his shit at the wall and hopes it will stick.

Update 2: I wonder if Norman is killing off Al's clients (2 of em dead now) so as to make room for the promised plot? I suspect the main motivation was to somehow have a hostage negotiation scene, and that killing off the client was the only way he saw fit to move on to the next scene.

Update 3: Better and better..... Al has just been given a series of polaroids from one of his many clients (paternity suit/accident) showing the judge, the head of the ethics committee, and a hooker engaged in S&M. See Update 1.