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The Walker (2007)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Date

December 07, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

R

Studio

ThinkFilm

Critics Reviews :  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Reader's Reviews :  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Paul Schrader

Producer

Deepak Nayar

Screenwriter

Paul Schrader

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Movie Story


A contemporary drama set in Washington, D.C., "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 capitol�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, they 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 re-examine 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 that began with "American Gigolo" (1980) and also includes "Light Sleeper" (1992).

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great movie, clean suspense, beautiful enacted drama.

posted by bleu on Jun 19, 2008
 
 

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..Slow-moving, badly acted and painfully pretentious drama that fails to engage on any level..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
“..Dialogue-dependent, hard to fathom and generally poorly acted, this slow-paced D.C.-based murder mystery is a misjudged bore..”
by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
“..Though ultimately flawed, the film's depiction of velvet-gloved cruelty and matter-of-fact betrayal is surprisingly potent..”
by Maitland McDonagh [TV Guide]