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The Woodsman Reviews

2004

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With a 12-year prison stretch reaching an end, convicted paedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) faces an uncertain walk back into the free world in THE WOODSMAN. Attempting to keep his previous indiscretions sheltered from prying eyes, Walter tries to piece together his shattered life by finding a job and an apartment. The first task .. Read more

Starring	Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve, Mos Def
Director	Nicole Kassell
Genres	Drama

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  - 17
  Uncomfortable but necessary viewing
  
  '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 ... read more »
  
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  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 13 Feb 2005 at 00:28
- - 32
  - 3
  Challenging Viewing...
  
  This film asks more questions than it answers. It is a fascinating portrayal of a man on the edge of society despised by his co workers, family and the police ... read more »
  
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- - deemac
  - leicestershire
  - 28 Jun 2005 at 10:23
- - 17
  - 2
  Brave. Powerful. Overlooked.
  
  The Woodsman walks a fine line between sympathy and empathy. At times the subject matter is hard to stomach, a disturbing insight in to the mind of a twisted ... read more »
  
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- - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 12 Jul 2005 at 18:28
- - 19
  - 12
  Commendable
  
  At best this film has been accused of manipulating the audience into feeling sorry for Kevin Bacon's character, the convicted paedophile released from ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 19 May 2005 at 13:29
- - 7
  - 0
  Uncomfortably brilliant
  
  This film is unnervingly gripping. Bacon is superb; utterly believable and all the more scary for it. He's the superlative anti-hero, the epitome of evil ... read more »
  
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- - DrewJohn
  - 2 reviews
  - Port Talbot
  - 16 Dec 2007 at 10:26
- - 8
  - 4
  Sensitively done
  
  Here's a movie seeing it from the other side- without condoning or vilifying.
  
  We are left to make up our own minds but also to see Paedophilia as... read more »
  
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- - geo2
  - hove
  - 28 Jun 2005 at 16:04
- - 7
  - 2
  Brave, powerful filmmaking
  
  This is a great film with a very powerful and brave performance from Kevin Bacon. He plays Walter, a convicted paedophile who is released and tries to put his ... read more »
  
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- - John Lofthouse
  - Bristol
  - 11 Jul 2005 at 12:08
- - 6
  - 1
  An uncomfy woolly jumper with a few holes
  
  Uncomfy because the subject is difficult to come to term with (most of us have an uninformed POV on the subject) and this film will challenge you and make you ... read more »
  
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- - jackip
  - cumbria
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 20:52
- - 5
  - 0
  Uncomfortable Viewing
  
  Paedophilia is not really easy subject matter for any film, and as controversial as The Woodsman may be in its manipulation for sympathy of its main protagonist... read more »
  
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- - Jack Sewell
  - Midlands, UK
  - 21 Mar 2007 at 22:06
- - 5
  - 1
  Brilliantly done
  
  It seems strange to think of a film with this subject matter as brilliant, but it is. If deep films are to your liking then this is a most watchable film, some ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - County Durham, England
  - 09 Jul 2005 at 23:29

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  With a 12-year prison stretch reaching an end, convicted paedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) faces an uncertain walk back into the free world in THE WOODSMAN. Attempting to keep his previous indiscretions sheltered from prying eyes, Walter tries to piece together his shattered life by finding a job and ...