The Woodsman details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | David Alan Grier, Eve, Mos Def, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Benjamin Bratt |
| Director: | Nicole Kassell |
| Genre: | Drama - Crime |
| Studio: | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Collections: | Best of London Film Festival, Hidden Gems, London Film Festival, Watch Online Editorial Picks |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Woodsman |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 24 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 27 May 2005 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Uncomfortable but necessary viewing
By Philip Concannon from London , 13 Feb 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
'The Woodsman' is a fine debut for director Nicole Kassell and is driven by an exceptional lead performance from Kevin Bacon. He plays Walter, a paedophile who, after being released from a 12 year prison stretch, is struggling to integrate himself back into society. He strikes up a relationship with co-worker Vickie(Bacon's real-life wife Kyra Sedgewick), but finds it increasingly hard to hide the secrets of his past.
This courageous film doesn't shy away from Walter's daily struggles with his desires and a few scenes where he comes close to re-offending are well handled, particularly an encounter with a young girl on a park bench which is very tense and uncomfortable viewing.
The film never quite has the courage of it's convictions though, and the too-neat climax disappoints. It's also annoying that most of the major supporting characters that Walter encounters have been affected by child abuse to differing degrees, an unnecessary and awkward element of the screenplay.
Still, you have to credit all those involved for making such a daring film and one that really deserves to be seen. It's worth watching for Bacon's performance alone(which should have been, but predictably wasn't, Oscar-nominated) and while it's not an easy film, it's a brave and valuable one.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(434)Thought-provoking Drama
By Abby88 (167 reviews) from Bognor Regis , 07 Feb 2013THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Good drama
By a customer , 19 Jan 2013Difficult subject matter. Sadly an unbelievable story of redemption but very well acted and very watchable. Sympathy is created with Kevin Bacon's character from the start found myself rooting for him against my better judgement.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Hard Hitting Performance Kevin!!
By laneyb (256 reviews) from Rochester, Kent , 11 Nov 2012Excellent acting. It was very hard viewing but it must have been hard to play this role, but Kevin Bacon gives a hard hitting professional performance. It certainly opens your eyes to the things that could be happening just down the road from where you live. The fact that you also know nothing about those who move in your vicinity, or even the people who have perhaps lived within your vicinity for many years!
Kevin plays the part so well in depicting how a person can move on with his life after such a cruel act, and the tremendous effort to keep from repeating such an horrendous crime.- Was this review helpful to you?
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hard but worth it
By tombonow (1 review) , 09 Oct 2012Great film. Its does settle for an 'easy'-ish answer but it needs to otherwise it would be too painful to watch and pointless, especially as Bacon is such a good actor that you feel sympathetic for him.
Hard viewing but worth it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Thought provoking and interesting.
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