Parents' Guide to

Justice

By Lucy Maher, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Glossy legal drama a little too risque for kids.

TV Fox Drama 2006
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Hrschweer5 Adult
February 23, 2020
age 18+

Nothing but infomercials

The ads are ridiculous! The program runs for 5 minutes with a makeup ad for 5 minutes. The program runs for 4 minutes with a Norton ad for 5 minutes. The program runs for 5 minutes with a brinks ad for 5 minutes! This channel runs on greed!

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What's the Story?

In JUSTICE, high-powered criminal defense lawyers do their best to represent their clients well in a time when many are simultaneously being tried in the media. Victor Garber stars as Ron Trott, the brash and uber-confident head of the law firm of Trott, Nicholson, Tuller & Graves, who often rubs both reporters and juries the wrong way. Joining him are Tom Nicholson (Kerr Smith), an earnest, engaging, and well-meaning litigator, Luther Graves (Eamonn Walker) who often takes a backseat to his more outspoken colleagues but pitches in by expertly analyzing the opposing counsel's case, and clinician Alden Tuller (Rebecca Mader), who's in charge of analyzing forensic evidence.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (1 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

Justice is well-acted and -- like CSI and Without a Trace, which are also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer -- suspenseful and engaging. But it goes a step further with slick cinematography (in one scene, viewers watch an elevator descend in its shaft, then segue inside the elevator) and quick scene changes.

That said, while Justice offers viewers an eye-opening look at the inner workings of criminal defense law, its more mature elements -- violent crime scenes, crude language, characters who don't mind compromising their ethics to get ahead, etc. -- might give parents pause.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the justice system. How does a jury work? What's the judge's role? The prosecutor's? The defense attorney? Why are some people convicted and then exonerated years later? Is there any way to be absolutely sure that innocent people don't get sent to jail? And why do guilty people sometimes get away with their crimes?

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