The Gingerbread Man
by Robert Altman
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Actor: Daryl Hannah, Embeth Davidtz, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Downey Jr., Tom BerengerDirector: Robert Altman
Brand: Universal
Writer: Clyde Hayes
Producer: David Levy
Producer: Glen Tobias
Producer: Jeremy Tannenbaum
Producer: Mark Burg
Producer: Todd R. Baker
Writer: John Grisham
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Gingerbread Man
Movie Review: Well done, and I'm not a fan of "Hollywoodization" of books!
Summary: 5 Stars
first, let me say that I usually avoid movies based on books I have read and enjoyed. They tend to get lost in the Holywood presentation. That said, this particular movie was a pleasant surprise. I am a huge fan of Branagh's work, but the only other non-Shakespeare film I'd seen of his was "Dead Again" (which I also highly recommend!). I think that he carried off the role of Rick Magruder very well, accent and all. Was the accent perfect? Probably not... particularly to those from the South. But it was spoken well enough, and Branagh's "character presence" was enough to make any slips either unapparent or forgivable. The entire cast did a spectacular job of bringing the characters to life and bringing them together in a believable manner. All in all, a very well put together adaptation of Grisham's work.. possibly the best I've seen yet.
Summary of The Gingerbread Man
Lawyer rick magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer mallory doss. He becomes hooked on her and when he learns her nut-case father dixon is threatening her he puts the weight of his law firm behind mallory. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/06/2004 Starring: Daryl Hannah Tom Berenger Run time: 114 minutes Rating: R Director: Robert AltmanWhen released in 1997, The Gingerbread Man was the only John Grisham movie that did not use one of the popular novelist's bestsellers as its inspiration. Rather, it's based on an original screenplay by Grisham that displays the author's familiar flair for Southern characters and settings within a labyrinthine plot propelled by his trademark narrative twists and turns. Sporting a spot-on Georgian accent, Kenneth Branagh plays a Savannah attorney who comes to the assistance of a troubled woman (Embeth Davidtz) and finds himself enmeshed in a scenario involving the woman's father (Robert Duvall) that grows increasingly complex and dangerous, where nothing, of course, is really as it seems. It's a totally absorbing movie made in the modern film-noir tradition; what's most interesting here (and most underrated by critics at the time) is the combination of Grisham's mainstream mystery and the offbeat style of maverick director Robert Altman. Despite a battle with executives that nearly caused Altman to disown the film, The Gingerbread Man demonstrates the director's skill in bringing a fresh, characteristically offbeat approach to conventional material, especially in the use of a threatening hurricane to hold the plot in a state of dangerous urgency. Unfortunately overlooked during its theatrical release, this intelligent thriller provides a fine double bill with Francis Coppola's film of Grisham's The Rainmaker. --Jeff Shannon
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