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Woodsman, The

Starring: Kevin Bacon (Walter), Kyra Sedgwick (Vicki), David Alan Grier (Bob), Eve (Mary-Kay), Benjamin Bratt (Carlos)

Mary-Kay finds out Walter’s secret and exposes him at work. Vicki finds out it was her who did it furiously lashes out at her, but Mary-Kay just says people have a right to know. Walter shows up at the park again where he meets 11-year-old Robin who is a bird-watcher. They talk and Walter asks her if she would like to sit on his lap. She refuses at first and then talks about how her dad always asks her to sit on his lap and she doesn’t like it. It’s clear that Robin’s dad is molesting her. As tears run down her cheeks, Robin tells Walter she wouldn’t mind sitting on his lap, but Walter says no (probably feeling guilty and seeing how much harm it causes) and leaves. As he walks home, Walter sees Candy (Kevin Rice) letting a boy out of his car. Walter beats him up and walks away. Lucas (Mos Def) drops by, asking him if he knows about the beating, noticing a cut on his neck. Walter says he doesn’t know anything about it. Lucas seems to suspect the truth, but doesn’t say or do anything considering Candy is a wanted sex offender from Virginia. Lucas leaves. Walter packs up and moves out to live with Vicki. Along the way, she drops him off so he can finally see his sister, Annette (Jessica Nagle), again face-to-face. They talk for a bit and we see Annette walking away, looking upset. Before the closing credits, Walter narrates how it’ll take time, but he’s fine with it.

Comments?
A thought-provoking and compelling film regarding a very delicate and sensitive subject with a mesmerizing, strong performance by Kevin Bacon. The director did a great job raising the difficult question of whether someone who had done something despicable is capable of putting his life back together after serving prison time and should society allow him to. Instead of portraying Bacon’s character, Walter, as a monster, they did an excellent job portraying him as a human being with a severe problem without shedding any sort of positive light on child molestation. Easily one of the best performances by Bacon who underplayed the character with such intensity. Also, great performances by the supporting cast - Sedgwick, Mos Def, and Bratt.

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