The Walker

Name: The Walker
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: December 7, 2007
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Woody Harrelson

2007

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THINKFilm | Release Date: December 7, 2007 | R

Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Woody Harrelson

Summary: 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 runningA 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)… Expand

Director: Paul Schrader

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 108 min

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James Berardinelli

This is not Schrader's finest work. The script is not tight, the ending disappoints, and there's a little too much drawn from American Gigolo. But there are some great one-liners, compelling actors, and well-developed characters. Read full review

The Guardian Philip French

The Walker sees [Schrader] back in confidently good form and it follows a pattern recognisable in the best of his pictures. Read full review

Jack Mathews

Schrader's main interest is not in the mystery, per se, but in the political intrigue of incestuous Washington, where conflicts of interest are the norm and morality is indeed relative. The points are well-taken, but Harrelson's performance often gets in their way. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

The main compensation is Harrelson's well-judged and finely shaded performance; the secondary ones are the ladies he hangs out with -- Lauren Bacall, Lily Tomlin, and Kristin Scott Thomas. But the rest of this mainly drifts. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

The film feels long and slow, and the subject matter familiar. We never quite get caught up in it, despite the appealing cast; a thriller directed at a snail's pace simply isn't very thrilling. Read full review

Stephen Holden

By the end of The Walker a movie that begins as a dazzling round of charades has deteriorated into a plodding game of Clue. Read full review

Filip Vukcevic

The only question Paul Schrader's murder mystery will leave you with is how long before you fall asleep? Read full review

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ArnoldP.

Dec 10, 2007

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 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.… Expand

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