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MPAA RATING: R for language, some violent material and nude images
Starring Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Willem Dafoe, Ned Beatty, Moritz Bleibtreu, and Mary Beth Hurt
A contemporary drama set in Washington, DC, The Walker centers around Carter Page (Harrelson), a well-heeled and popular socialite who serves as confidant, companion, and card partner to some of the capital's leading ladies. These pampered women are married to the most powerful men in America, and when their husbands are too busy running the country to attend to their wives, the wives turn to their "gay best friend," Carter, for warmth, wit, and wisdom. Carter's loyalty is tested when his dearest friend (Scott Thomas) finds herself on the brink of a scandal that could destroy her reputation and her husband's career. Offering to cover for her, Carter suppresses incriminating evidence, only to find himself the chief suspect in a criminal investigation. Suddenly, this well-connected man-about-town is a pariah, hounded by the police and forced to find the true culprit and clear his name. More importantly, he must reexamine whether it is important to be accepted by a society based on betrayal, hypocrisy, and corruption. A tale of moral redemption that takes the form of a mystery-thriller, The Walker is the third part of Schrader's "lonely man" trilogy, which began with American Gigolo (1980) and also includes Light Sleeper (1992). (THINKFilm)
| GENRE(S): | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: | Paul Schrader |
| DIRECTED BY: | Paul Schrader |
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DVD: May 27, 2008 Theatrical: December 7, 2007 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 108 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA / UK |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Arnold P. gave it a6:
Considering all of the talent that went into making this film it was flat. Woody channeled his best Truman Capote imitation and did a good job. He showed acting chops and juxtaposed with his great performance in "No Country for Old Men", impressed me.The gay man he was portraying seemed a hackneyed throwback to some character out of the fifties.The grand ladies all were fun to watch, waltzing through their roles. The Washington scene had some sizzling dialogue, but it could have been so much better the way "Michael Clayton" sizzled.

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