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The Gingerbread Man

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The Gingerbread Man (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 24  Rotten:16 Average Rating: 6.1/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Synopsis: Robert Altman throws his chips into the film noir ring with this stylish, moody thriller that features a spot-on performance by Kenneth Branagh as Rick Magruder, a successful Savannah, Georgia lawyer. After a party celebrating a major victory, he offers Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), a shy... Robert Altman throws his chips into the film noir ring with this stylish, moody thriller that features a spot-on performance by Kenneth Branagh as Rick Magruder, a successful Savannah, Georgia lawyer. After a party celebrating a major victory, he offers Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), a shy waitress whose car has been stolen, a lift home. Their relationship develops quickly and it isn't long before he sleeps with her. Soon after, however, Rick learns that Mallory's cat has been killed, which she attributes to her religious fanatic father, Dixon Doss (Robert Duvall). As Rick attempts to track Dixon down and protect Mallory from him, a new chain of events is unleashed which threatens to ruin his career and endanger the lives of his two children. Meanwhile, a hurricane looms in the distance, adding even greater tension to Rick's quickly deteriorating situation. As is typical with all of Altman's films, a high-profile cast converges to deliver solid individual performances. Standouts include--in addition to Branagh's hedonistic lawyer--Duvall, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, and Davidtz. The first John Grisham-inspired film that wasn't adapted from one of the author's novels, THE GINGERBREAD MAN is more film noir than courtroom drama and is rendered suspensefully by maverick director Altman. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey, Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger

Director: Robert Altman
Producer: Jeremy Tannenbaum
Story: John Grisham
Screenwriter: Robert Altman
Composer: Mark Isham

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Mar 8, 2004

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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
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07/31/05
Emanuel Levy
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Grisham interpreted through Altman's sensability is Grisham made richer, more comic, and less predictable in its easy duality.

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05/03/05
Jeremy C. Fox
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04/27/05
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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06/17/04
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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An underrated atmospheric thriller from Robert Altman

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02/24/04
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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07/05/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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A pulp melodrama in denial.

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06/06/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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05/01/03
Rebecca Murray
About.com
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Robert Altman the up-and- down director meets John Grisham the constant mediocrity. Just where, in our hypothetical picture, should we place that unlikely scene?

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04/25/03
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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The performances are great.

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12/08/02
Ron Wells
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Altman and his great cast make the most of the material and deliver a solid movie.

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11/22/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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09/26/02
Bruce Kirkland
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Little more than 120 minutes of nifty storm sounds.

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Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine
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The unlikely pairing of John Grisham and Robert Altman proves rewarding for both partners.

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01/28/02
Stephen Farber
Movieline
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Altman has done something much better: he took what could have been a generic movie, and by investing artistry and effort, he made it into something more.

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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Altman had a fine time composing difficult shots, through screens, bushes and sheets of rain, and Chungwei's images, sometimes delicate, sometimes harsh, stick with you long after you've forgotten their context.

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02/14/01
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
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