Dead Man Walking
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings
- Starring: Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon
- Summary: Follows the relationship between a death-row inmate (Penn) and local nun (Sarandon) to whom he turns for spiritual guidance in the days leading up to his scheduled execution.
- Director: Tim Robbins
- Genre(s): Drama, Crime
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Positive: 22 out of 26
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Mixed: 2 out of 26
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Negative: 2 out of 26
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100Sarandon delivers one of her very best performances; her shock at encountering the wrath of the victim's family is registered beautifully. And Sean Penn, who for too long has suffered with the label of being a "bad boy," gives an Oscar-caliber performance.[12 January 1996, Friday, p.B]
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80This isn't a crowd-pleaser in terms of subject matter -- you've got a convict and a nun, with no love scenes -- but Robbins keeps it interesting.
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50Sarandon is terrific and Penn is in top form, but the film is an achingly earnest message movie with a curiously muddled message.
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30Overpraised, intellectually soft, narratively unfocused, and thematically ambivalent.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 1 out of 15
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Negative: 2 out of 15
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Lissa10This made me change my views on the Death Penalty. Amazing film.
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SalmanH.10Awesome acting...not an easy movie to watch i must say....but thats the beauty of this movie....Penn and Surandon did deserved an award.
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Mary8Makes you think again! Made me look this up to see what others thought because it clouded what I thought I knew for sure.
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