I watched Alan Parker’s “The Life of David Gale” on my
vacation. It was an intriguing movie considering the plot and the convincing
job by Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet. Unfortunately I must mention
some weak points which appeared as fumbles to me. In such a real and tense
context (including issues like rape, murder and suicide), some over-dramatic and scenes coupled with ultra-moralist blah blah damaged the picture.
The movie is not coy about the anti-death penalty message. Unfortunately this
overdid hampered the outstanding dynamic of the movie. The main characters are
well executed and presented, however the peripheral ones are poorly dramatized. One exception
is Constance Harraway (Laura Linney),
Gale’s colleague and close friend, which is well portrayed. Gale/Harraway relationship evolves
in a comprehensible manner and dramatically contribute to the whole story.
Laura Linney handled the complex role of Constance excellently. The final third
of the movie was shocking to me. It appears that all false inquests were part
of a bigger plan; a series of self-intended acts such as euthanasia or serving as an innocent
convicted to execution, etc. All and all serve Gale and Harraway social/political plan to hit
out at pro-death penalty officials. The result is a heart-wrenching drama.
pedram, April 2012
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