Two absolutely terrific, Oscar-worthy performances from Jamie Foxx as a hot-shot, ambulance chasing lawyer and Tommy Lee Jones as his client, a funeral director suing a multi-million dollar company raise this feel-good courtroom movie to an altogether higher level. "The Burial" is a David and Goliath story based roughly on fact and it's hugely entertaining helped considerably by a cracker of a script by Doug Wright and director Maggie Betts from Jonathan Harr's 'New Yorker' article and a first-rate supporting cast that includes Jurnee Smollett, Bill Camp, Alan Ruck, Mamaudou Athie, Pamela Reed and Dorian Missick, all at their best. Indeed, "The Burial" is the kind of funny, smart, big-hearted movie we see much too seldom these days. I loved every minute.
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