The Star Chamber was made up of a handful of powerful judges who were frustrated with the criminal in-justice system, and wanted to make a difference. They had a meeting once a month to review cases that had slipped through the cracks of the criminal justice courts. They discussed the worst criminals that escaped justice, and usually picked one. The winner got killed off by assassins that were hired by these (presumably) rich judges.
Into the mix comes Michael Douglas, a youmg judge who gets picked to join the Star Chamber, and all hell breaks loose. The first part of the movie is a lot of fun, since you get to see how it works, and how bad guys get knocked off in the name of corrective justice. Watching bad guys get murdered was a lot of fun.
The second half is mostly about Michael Douglas feeling sorry for himself and deciding what he wants to do about the Star Chamber. As Hal Holbrook says at one point "You couldn't just let it go."
Into the mix comes Michael Douglas, a youmg judge who gets picked to join the Star Chamber, and all hell breaks loose. The first part of the movie is a lot of fun, since you get to see how it works, and how bad guys get knocked off in the name of corrective justice. Watching bad guys get murdered was a lot of fun.
The second half is mostly about Michael Douglas feeling sorry for himself and deciding what he wants to do about the Star Chamber. As Hal Holbrook says at one point "You couldn't just let it go."