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Old 03-13-2005, 07:16 PM   #1
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The Woodsman
Can't find a thread already posted about this film.

Saw it last night. It stars Kevin Bacon as a child molester who has just been released from prison, after serving a 12 year sentence for molesting 2 girls between 10-12 years of age.

It follows him as he tries to adjust to every day life once again. He gets a job in a sawmill, and starts a relationship with a troubled woman who works there.

A big part of the film is the character, Walter, struggling to cope with his urges as he tries to re-build his life.

It's an engrossing film. Many reviewers have said, and I agree, that the key part of this film is that Walter is not portrayed as a monster, as a predator, but as a troubled man full of regret and self-loathing. You are forced to challenge your mindset on whether a child sex offender should be allowed to make his way in society once again, having served his time.



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From Paul Berne's autobiography:

Damien Gates tried to use me as a way back into football. That dirty English cunt knew his career was finished and he tried to drag me down with him, attempting to keep me up by reminising about the old times. I could see beneath his lies however, right to the point where I just wanted to smack that bastard.

'I knew I hadn't played well that day, I knew the team hadn't performed to his capabilities but by golly, his head shake made me want to destroy his face'

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I tried to hold her down but she escaped because I'm too sweaty.
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