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| Gramercy Pictures (I) | Release Date: December 29, 1995 |
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.
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A bold, searching, wrenching experience. It may be the most complexly impassioned message movie Hollywood has ever made.
This 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.
The picture is cloudy in intent. That cloudiness is deepened by Susan Sarandon's performance as Sister Helen. If she were giving the role what it seems to demand, a glow of true religious light, the film would have some organic cohesion, a strong spiritual cord running through it. But Sarandon does little more than present her face. [Feb. 5, 1996]
Oct 15, 2005
Awesome 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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Nov 24, 2006
This made me change my views on the Death Penalty. Amazing film.
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Apr 1, 2020
A disturbing and terrifying slow-burning movie, surrounded by despair, that makes you think about your life and the decisions you make.
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Aug 1, 2016
Totally absorbing, gut wrenching, confronting film. Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn completely blow the screen away. You forget you are watching a movie at all.
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Apr 23, 2013
Challenging, affecting, and uncommonly well-performed, "Dead Man Walking" earnestly displays a worthwhile and incisive loyalty to its powerful source material.
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Aug 11, 2014
Dead Man Walking has great performances, relevant messages about life and controversial topics like the death penalty, and a fine story. However, the movie can be overly sentimental at times, plus it could've been cut a good 10 minutes. Nonetheless, it's worth a watch.
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