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The Life of David Gale
(2003),
Director: Alan Parker, Rated R for violent
images, language, nudity
The only thing
Roger loved more than movies
  Starring:
Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Rhona
Mitra, Leon Rippy, Matt Craven, Jim Beaver, Melissa McCarthy
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"You work so hard not
to be seen as a sex object. Before long, you're not seen at all." -
Constance Harraway
Why watch this? This
fantastic mystery is fun to watch unravel.
Plot Summary:
A passionate philosophy professor and vocal anti-death penalty
activist finds himself on Texas' death row for the brutal rape
and murder of a fellow campaigner. With only a few days left
before his scheduled execution, he hires an investigative
journalist to hear his story. As she races against the clock to
uncover the truth, she uncovers a web of secrets and shocking
revelations that challenge her understanding of the entire case.
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Dad's Preview:
There are two things that propel this film above others
of its kind. First, the film's intelligent screenplay,
with its multiple twists, points viewers to a place we
want it to go, but it gets to a place we did not expect.
That's good writing. Second, its cast is exceptional.
Regardless of what you think about Kevin Spacey
personally, he so good at playing those roles where he
never quite shows his hand - is he a good or bad?
Winslet and Linney are likewise excellent and I have
admired both actresses for years. This film divided
critics. I think the naysayers put too much focus on
what this film was trying to politically say about the
death penalty. To me, that's just a part of the plot,
and it doesn't sway me one way or the other. |
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Intermedia Films,
Saturn Films, Dirty Hands;
Universal Pictures |
