This is well scripted and acted movie which shows top stars at their best in what is a non-commercial film (for the most part). In other words no rabid car chase scenes, no shoot 'em ups
It takes place in a prison where Robert De Niro is a counselor and Ed Norton is a prisoner applying for parole. It is there that the manipulation starts and De Niro gets screwed in more ways than one. Perhaps he deserves this as his on screen wife, Frances Conroy, should get an award for gloomiest Biblical spouse of the year.
It's an acting movie and the plot seems secondary or the director is not wholly certain where all this is going to lead. The ending is a real pastiche - with a combination of fires. Robert's spouse comes unglued, Robert threatens to kill Ed and none of this comes together. So be warned that there is no real end.
Also I got a little tired of all this God fearing radio broadcasting going on in the background. And what really was the point of that gruesome killing in the prison that Ed witnessed? I feel this could have been eliminated with no overall change to the film. Perhaps this was Hollywood stepping in, to juxtapose violence and sex – anyway not a particularly pleasant series of scenes.
I give this movie a high rating due to the acting.
It takes place in a prison where Robert De Niro is a counselor and Ed Norton is a prisoner applying for parole. It is there that the manipulation starts and De Niro gets screwed in more ways than one. Perhaps he deserves this as his on screen wife, Frances Conroy, should get an award for gloomiest Biblical spouse of the year.
It's an acting movie and the plot seems secondary or the director is not wholly certain where all this is going to lead. The ending is a real pastiche - with a combination of fires. Robert's spouse comes unglued, Robert threatens to kill Ed and none of this comes together. So be warned that there is no real end.
Also I got a little tired of all this God fearing radio broadcasting going on in the background. And what really was the point of that gruesome killing in the prison that Ed witnessed? I feel this could have been eliminated with no overall change to the film. Perhaps this was Hollywood stepping in, to juxtapose violence and sex – anyway not a particularly pleasant series of scenes.
I give this movie a high rating due to the acting.