Review of Dead Man Walking (1995) by Tibor B — 15 Dec 2012

A good solid drama directed by Tim Robbins from a book written by the real life Sister Prejean. It's a sensitive and thoughtful script which gives all sides of the complex issue of capital punishment a voice, from the grieving anger of the victims' families to the human side of a demonised convict, and the cast all do their parts well.

I have to say, I only found the last act of the film really built some much needed heightened emotions, after a bit of a slow burn beginning. Some of Robbins' visual symbolism was a touch heavy handed too, coming across as neat ideas that more experienced ideas might have dismissed as too simplistic.