I haven’t seen The Client since its release in 1994, but I can still remember Brad Renfro’s debut performance in the John Grisham blockbuster. He was unlike most young Hollywood actors, from his genuine Nashville accent to the eyes that took in everything around them a little too deeply especially for a kid; and that’s because he wasn’t a Hollywood actor. He had natural talent and one almost sensed that he was already drawing from life experience, instead of expensive acting lessons.
I’m sure we all caught glimpses of Renfro’s troubles in the papers or online over the years. It seemed like he was on permanent vacation from acting, [...]