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The Woodsman (Pan & Scan)
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With a 12-year prison stretch reaching an end, convicted pedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) faces an uncertain walk back into the free world in THE WOODSMAN. Attempting to keep his previous indiscretions sheltered from prying eyes, Walter tries to pie... More > See All DVDs (or Videos) By
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Information Overview
| Video Format | Pan & Scan |
| UPC | 043396110014 |
| Release Date | 04/12/2005 |
| Running Time | 1 hour 27 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | |
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Product Details
The Woodsman (Pan & Scan) General
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| Video Format | Pan & Scan |
| UPC | 043396110014 |
| Release Date | 04/12/2005 |
| Running Time | 1 hour 27 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R, sexuality, disturbing behavior, and language |
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| Number of Discs | 1 |
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| Full Frame - 1.33 |
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| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French |
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| Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning |
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| Subtitles - French - Optional |
Format
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| Pan & Scan |
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Cast & Crew
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| With a 12-year prison stretch reaching an end, convicted pedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) faces an uncertain walk back into the free world in THE WOODSMAN. Attempting to keep his previous indiscretions sheltered from prying eyes, Walter tries to piece together his shattered life by finding a job and an apartment. The first task is relatively simple, with the ex-con finding employment at a lumberyard thanks to his natural talent for woodcraft. An apartment comes less easily, but Walter manages to secure a roof over his head in a building, which--in a cruel twist of irony--is located opposite an elementary school. Walter's brother-in-law Carlos (Benjamin Bratt) remains the only member of his family willing to keep in contact with him; his sister refuses all communication. Meanwhile, Sgt. Lucas (Mos Def) keeps a watchful eye over Walter's activities, while Walter makes faltering strides towards romance with his tough-as-nails co-worker, Vickie (Kyra Sedgwick). But as wary neighbors steel worried glances and make small-town gossip about him, Walter finds it inordinately difficult to keep his past life a secret. For this reformed character, the path to redemption comes strewn with cracked paving stones, which need to be carefully navigated with every tentative step he takes. |
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| The sensitivity with which the material in THE WOODSMAN is executed derives from a potent mix of intelligently written source material, wonderful performances (with Bacon in particular putting in a career-defining turn), and an authoritative vision from director Nicole Kassell (THE GREEN HOUR). At the heart of the movie lies a desolate character, guilty of a crime shrouded in taboo, but hoping against all reason that society will accord him a modicum of absolution. A fascinating portrait of a life caught in a state of perpetual turmoil, this is an audacious second feature from Kassell. |
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| THEATRICAL RELEASE: DECEMBER 24, 2004 (LIMITED) |
Reviews
| Los Angeles Times |
| "Def gives a wonderfully insinuating performance." |
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| 12/24/2004 | p.E1 | Kenneth Turan |
| Entertainment Weekly |
| "THE WOODSMAN is worth seeing for Bacon's lived-in minimalist purgatory..." |
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| 12/24/2004 | p.52 | Owen Gleiberman |
| New York Times |
| "[Mr. Bacon gives a] complex, unsettling performance, a reminder of the power of screen acting to illuminate even the darkest of souls..." |
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| 12/24/2004 | p.E1 | A. O. Scott |
| Uncut |
| "Bacon's performance is unsettling and complex....This is a bold, uncomfortable piece of cinema." |
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| 03/01/2005 | p.129 | Michael Bonner |
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| Ranked #13 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Incendiary and uncompromising full length feature debut....Fearless." |
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| 01/01/2006 | p.82-83 | Uncut Staff |
| Rolling Stone |
| "[Bacon] has found the role of his career. He makes THE WOODSMAN impossible to shake." |
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| 01/27/2005 | p.68 | Peter Travers |
| Movieline's Hollywood Life |
| "Both actors honor the complexities of very difficult characters." |
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| 12/01/2004 | p.103 | Stephen Farber |
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Epinions Product Reviews
 | Whose Woods These Are I Think I Know
by quasar, 2/20/2008 |
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Pros: Bacon is superb, unexpected angle, beautifully shot, almost perfect musical score
Cons: relationship with Vickie doesn't work, avoids much examination of the reaction to Walter's release
The Bottom Line: t works, almost against your will, because Kevin Bacon somehow manages to make Walter sympathetic.
Review: The Woodsman is a beautifully shot, well acted, dark and disturbing movie about a child molester. Mo
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| | Against The Grain
by JiggyJay, 7/30/2007 |
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Pros: Kevin Bacon, great cast, tense atmosphere, original story
Cons: Unsettling subject matter
The Bottom Line: This is the film that I'm going to remember Kevin Bacon for.
Review: Controversy is something that either makes or breaks a film. Sometimes it works in a movies favor a
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| | The Woodsman: Hideous, Atrocious, Dirty Old Men Need Love Too
by Ed.Williamson, 6/25/2006 |
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Pros: A gutsy movie which tries to look at a taboo subject.
Cons: Probably too emotion-laden an issue to be seen objectively.
The Bottom Line: This is an experimental film. Some will see it as an attempt to open up a discussion of a taboo topic, but others will hate the movie anyway.
Review: If Kevin Bacon has a major career flaw as an actor, it is that he may perhaps be brave beyond reason
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