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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:31
Rotten:28
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Despite a strong performance from Woody Harrelson, The Walker can be slow and dull at times, detracting from the talented cast.
Theatrical Release:10-08-2007
Synopsis: Director Paul Schrader (AMERICAN GIGOLO, AFFLICTION) has often described himself as making films with two characters: a man and his room. In THE WALKER, his lonely man is Carter Page III (Woody... [More]
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty
Director: Paul Schrader
Harrelson deserves a pat on the back for filling out his character. Never allowed to forget the greatness of his politician father, he's a deeply self-loathing man whose acerbic front prevents him forming real relationships.
A film you can’t walk out on.
The Walker is at its best observing surfaces.
Top CriticA charismatic and charming film with lots of delightful turns of phrase but it also ends up feeling as frivolous and fleeting as its main protagonist.
Certainly well made, a reminder that Schrader is a writer and director of some note.
A subtle satire about Washington hypocrisy and manners.
Top CriticA return to form and another entry in Schrader's 'God's Lonely Man' saga, this murder mystery is hard not to be intrigued by. Harrelson's brilliant performance is enough to sell it alone.
Top CriticA SMOOTH tale of murder and deception... great cast and fine film.
A small-scale, lovingly crafted, low-budget picture.
An overwrought plot bogs down Paul Schrader’s DC-based social drama. Still, the dialogue is sharp, and the clotted story can’t eclipse a fine cast headed by a tour de force performance from Harrelson.
Moody and rather pretentious, this drama at least has a handful of intriguing characters to keep our interest.
It's a carefully measured performance by Harrelson, that draws you into Paige's dilemma: effete rather than flamboyant, polite and reserved.
Top CriticIt looks tired, slightly soft in the middle, and yet there is a raw, hard-won honesty here that puts most contemporary US movies to shame.
Top CriticAttempting to encompass too many genres dulls the overall effect but this still commands a certain fascination.
Top CriticThe Walker might have meant something, but it tails off into vagueness.
The thriller plot is over-dependent on coincidence and virtually impossible to follow, still less care about. Schrader's sniping at the Bush-Cheney administration seems obtuse rather than sharp, and badtempered instead of scintillating.
Harrelson is an entertaining mix of Old South camp and quiet pathos but neither he nor the script's desultory attempts at post-9/11 commentary are enough to elevate it above the level of a pretentious John Grisham adaptation.
Slow-moving, badly acted and painfully pretentious drama that fails to engage on any level.
The Walker seems the work of a straight movie artist trying to “do” gay. There is no reality humanising the caricatural extremes.
Wittily entertaining stuff, with the cast clearly relishing their snarky dialogue. Plus, the backdrop of political double dealing, with references to Whitewater and other D.C. shenanigans, adds an extra element of interest.
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