This is the kind of film they call a "meditation," less narrative than spirit journey, less entertainment than experience. It's at once a "Heart of Darkness" style descent into human evil and an ascent beyond one's comforting distractions to confront death and transcendence itself.
This review of Dead Man (1995) was written by Brad F on 03 Oct 2012.
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