The Rainmaker (1997)

Having difficulty securing a job after graduating from Memphis law school, Matt Damon finally finds work as an associate for an ambulance chaser. With the help of paralegal Danny DeVito, he becomes deeply involved in a denial of insurance case. There’s no end of courtroom dramas involving little guys taking on Big Whatever and this isn’t one of the better ones. Damon’s skills aren’t yet capable of leading such a film. Additionally a romance with battered wife Claire Danes feels forced and unnecessary to the plot. It really needed more DeVito and judge Danny Glover to hold any interest.