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Mitch McDeere
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Mitchell Y. McDeere is a fictional character and the

Entertainment One Television's show also named The Firm.[2]

General background

He is regarded as "an old-school, self-made hero" by

R-rated movie of 1993 and of any film based on a Grisham novel.[8] The film was released while Grisham was at the height of his popularity. That week, Grisham and Michael Crichton evenly divided the top six paperback spots on The New York Times Best Seller list.[9]

Both the novel and the film recount the story of an upstart

whistleblower to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and brought down both the firm and the crime family. The TV series begins as the McDeere family emerges from witness protection to encounter old and new challenges.[10] The television show picks up on the story of McDeere and his family ten years after the events of the novel.[11]

His father had been a

Panama City Beach, but he had been raised by his brother Ray.[1]

Critical response

Book

The character has an ambitious, go-getting nature.[12] Marilyn Stasio of The New York Times describes him as 25 years old and fresh out of Harvard Law School.[13]

Film

"The Tyrone Power of his generation, Cruise hits notes of determination, all-nighter energy and gradually developing standards and smarts that he has hit before, particularly in most recent role, but one couldn't imagine anyone better for this sort of star turn except for Robert Redford 25 years ago."

—Todd McCarthy, Variety[12]

The movie role is described as a highly sought-after, cocky, ambitious young Harvard law school grad by Joe Brown of

Empire's Matt Mueller describes him as "brash, grin-flashing hotshot, top in his Harvard law class and Wall Street-bound".[17]

Brown described the role as one that Cruise was born to play: "Cruise was born to play company man, and the role is an opportunity to sum up his old roles and transcend them with his most potently emotional work."[9] Gleiberman notes that Cruise uses "the sneaky-minded agility of a true conspiracy-buster".[14] Ebert describes the natural fit of Cruise for this role: "One look at Cruise and we feel comfortable, because he embodies sincerity. He is also, in many of his roles, just a little slow to catch on; his characters seem to trust people too easily, and so it's convincing when he swallows the Firm's pitches and pep talks."[16]

Television

The television character is consistently described as idealistic. The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman describes Lucas' take as "more idealistic than eager",[18] while Mike Hale of The New York Times also notes his "newfound storefront idealism".[19] David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle also describes him as an "idealistic lawyer" who "is a good lawyer and a good man".[20]

Lucas' performance was repeatedly compared to Cruise's. Chris Lackner of The Gazette describes Lucas as a "less artificial, more nuanced, more credible version" of McDeere than Cruise.[21] Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara opines that Lucas' "...McDeere has no edge, neither the overweening ambition of the Tom Cruise version nor the bitter weariness one might expect to rise in its place after a decade on the run."[22] Robert Bianco of the USA Today notes that Lucas is "...lost in a role that helped cement Tom Cruise as a movie star".[23] Hale notes that Lucas' performance is composed of "a bland competence but not much fire".[19]

References

  1. ^
    Random House, Inc.
    December 7, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Rice, Lynette (June 9, 2011). "Done deal: Josh Lucas will do 'The Firm' for NBC". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Maerz, Melissa (December 28, 2011). "TV Review: The Firm". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  4. ^
    Turner Broadcasting Systems. Archived from the original
    on May 1, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  5. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. Tronc
    . Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  7. The Los Angeles Times
    . Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  8. ^ "The Firm". Box Office Mojo. Los Angeles, California: Fandango Media. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Brown, Joe (July 2, 1993). "'The Firm' (R)". The Washington Post. Washington DC: Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  10. Random House, Inc.
    Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  11. ^ Vlessing, Etan (May 16, 2011). "NBC's The Firm To Be Shot In Toronto". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California: Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  12. ^ a b c d McCarthy, Todd (June 27, 1993). "The Firm". Variety. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  13. ^ Stasio, Marilyn (March 24, 1991). "Crime". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  14. ^ a b Gleiberman, Owen (July 9, 1993). "The Firm (1993)". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  15. ^ Canby, Vincent (June 30, 1993). "The Firm (1993): Review/Film: The Firm; A Mole in the Den of Corrupt Legal Lions". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  16. ^ a b Ebert, Roger (June 30, 1993). "The Firm". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago, Illinois: Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  17. ^ Mueller, Matt (January 1, 2000). "The Firm (1993)". Empire. London, England: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  18. ^ Goodman, Tim (January 6, 2012). "Review: 'The Firm' Still Average 20 Years Later as a Television Series: NBC makes law procedural from old book, film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  19. ^ a b Hale, Mike (January 6, 2012). "A Lawyer Leaves Witness Protection Because Everything's Fine Now. Right?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  20. ^ Wiegand, David (January 5, 2012). "'The Firm' review: good old-fashioned thrills". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  21. ^ Lackner, Chris (January 2, 2012). "Old Ideas and new pop trends in 2012: Leonard Cohen releases album, Kiefer Sutherland has right Touch and Charlie Sheen takes on Anger Management". The Gazette. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  22. ^ McNamara, Mary (January 7, 2012). "Television review: 'The Firm' is now just another legal thriller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  23. ^ Bianco, Robert (January 5, 2012). "New TV adaptation of 'The Firm': Legally bland". USA Today. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

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