The Woodsman 2004
- Director: Nicole Kassell
- Seen by this director: Leftovers
- Based on Book: no
- Cast: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Yasliin Bey (Mos Def), Michael Shannon
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor/actress in:
- Kevin Bacon – Tremors, Crazy
Stupid Love, X-Men First Class, Frost/Nixon, Mystic River, JFK, Footloose
- Kyra Sedgwick – The Edge of
Seventeen, Born on the Fourth of July
- Yasliin Bey – Cadillac Records, Be
Kind Rewind, 16 Blocks, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Monster’s Ball
- Michael Shannon – Amsterdam, Knives Out, The Shape of Water,
Man of Steel, The Ice Man, Take Shelter, The Runaways
- Why? Might be good
- Seen: 13 October 2024
Walter (Bacon) is paroled after twelve years in prison for molesting
little girls. He gets work in a lumber yard, talks to his shrink, is befriended
by damaged but feisty Vickie (Sedgwick), fights against watching and following
little girls. Will he be able to resist doing what he knows is sick and wrong?
It’s a serious and thoughtful film about a complex and difficult subject.
Would I want to work with a convicted paedophile? Would I believe he could be
cured?
Kevin Bacon gives a powerful performance in this most unpleasant but
well done film.
3* of 5
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