The Gingerbread Man
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  • Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Kenneth Branagh
  • Summary: He knew the law, but he forgot the rules: Never get involved with a client. And never put your family in danger. Step into the courtly world of Savannah's top-tier law firms. Meet one of the brightest young stars of the bar, Rick Magruder (Branagh). And witness how his obsession with a beautiful, mysterious client (Davidtz), stalked by her deranged father, plunges him into a world of terrifying intrigue and deadly deceit. (Universal)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    91
    Branagh, chewing on a plummy Georgia accent, makes the divorced, boozing, and womanizing Magruder a smug yet touchingly vulnerable legal player.
  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    80
    A fascinatingly strange and chaotic ballet set to familiar noir motifs.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    80
    With unexpected success, Robert Altman plays a John Grisham mystery in a seductive new key.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    There is a trumped-up quality to the action climaxes that is disappointingly perfunctory, and the story's final revelation is simultaneously far-fetched and unsurprising.

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  1. TheLivesofGilbertMulroneycakes
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    Robert Altman? Robert ALTMAN? Doing John Grisham? File alongside "Johnen Vasquez creating a series for Nickelodeon" under Things That Are Impossible. Good film, this, if completely disposable. The plot's built on cloud, candyfloss and air, but it's engaging while you're there. The committed performances of Branagh, Davidtz and co help, as does Altman's predispostition for stories with lots of people doing different things at once. Worth a look. … Expand

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