Rotten
In the end the film is undone by an overload of cliches, and by a gravity that never lets up.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Overview
Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.
Director and cast
- Ed Solomon Director
- Billy Bob Thornton as Manual Jordan
- Morgan Freeman as Miles Evans
- Holly Hunter as Adele Easley
- Kirsten Dunst as Sofia Mellinger
- Manuel Aranguiz as Senor Aguilar
- Geoffrey Wigdor as Abner Easley
- Luke Robertson as Young Abner Easley
- Dorian Harewood as Mackie Whittaker
- Catherine Colvey as Claire Mellinger
- Billoah Greene Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
34%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Slow and satisfying.
Vic Vogler, Denver Post
Rotten
An unrelentingly morose quest for redemption, one that leans too heavily on stock characters and tends to wander in odd directions.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Fresh
This is a lovely film about redemption and guilt.
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
The characters in the well-meaning drama resemble symbols rather than people, while the storyline seeks mighty truths that remain evasive.
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
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