Summary
Tim Robbins' Dead Man Walking is still the gold standard for social-issue movies that present both sides with compelling clarity and thrilling drama. Lions for Lambs speaks well. But I doubt it will change anything because, as I've said, it's all been out there. At the risk of sounding glib, if we don't know it by now - and we don't - then the time has come to kiss our asses good-bye. ***
After fewer than 90 minutes, it ends just like that. It's almost all talk, and the part that isn't won't entertain you. And yet, it does exactly what it sets out to do, and it has no loose ends - at least, no more than the evening news. Word for word it's articulate and absorbing; scene for scene it's beautifully acted and tightly strung.See the full content of this document
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Lions for Lambs
Lions for Lambs
Dead Men TalkingREGARDLESS OF WHAT you conclude about Lions for Lambs - whether you find it to be a thoughtful polemic, or an ex...See the full content of this document
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