Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

jasontheterrible There is such a choke hold on media that no one ever gets to expose the truth about capital punishment. Virtually everything about this film is an out and out lie. For example David Gale gives a speech about 200 studies and they all say the same thing: capital punishment does not deter crime. I have no doubt there are 200 studies that say this but the best studies say the opposite. In fact, the FBI studies clearly show what deters most is the fear of capital punishment even though the USA has never really had a death penalty. Rarely do murderers ever die for their crimes. 30 years of law and order episodes have trained the dealers and killers that they must always hide the body. That is why murder rates have dropped while missing person rates have massively exploded. The left has also taught criminals that if they never admit guilt and there is not enough evidence, charges get dropped down to manslaughter. Hundreds of thousands of murders are now called manslaughter and that is how these nuts can look at you with a straight face and say death does not deter crime and the murder rate is falling. Over 600,000 per year now go missing. America does not really have a death penalty and rising manslaughter proves it. The few dozen that get executed are only the people beyond heinous. This film also presents the proponents as southern white males who are bible thumpers demanding an eye for an eye. MOST in law enforcement say the death penalty is a deterrent and vital to a civil society. An eye for an eye came from King Hammurabi and his code was the model for jurisprudence for all democracies. He was ruling Babylon 1400 years before the Bible was written.Most get away with murder but this film never tells the truth. Aside from that Kevin Spacey is accused of rape in real life just like this guy. They both got away with it.

moonspinner55 Intrepid female magazine reporter--and the sarcastic intern she's been forced to "babysit"--have just four days to complete the background story of a Texas college professor (and Death Row abolitionist!) who's been found guilty of murdering a colleague and is nearing his short stint on Death Row. Charles Randolph's poorly-conceived and written screenplay trots out clues and crimes like Murder For Dummies; it's all florid nonsense and exploitative shocks. There are 'key words' pretentiously dotting the scenario, a cowboy stalker used as a plot function, a rape subplot used for a ridiculous story twist, operatic symbolism, and arguments against capital punishment parlayed for an offensive doubled-edged surprise. Kate Winslet, as writer Bitsey Bloom (!), is sluggish at putting the pieces together, while Kevin Spacey (sitting smug behind the prison-glass like a junior-league Hannibal Lecter) is at his most opaque and annoying. Alan Parker's direction is crass when it is not being tasteless, while the only character worth caring about ends up dead--and that precise death (what it means and how it is achieved) sullies even she. ** from ****

Mehdi Goudarzi After Sidney Lumet's "12 Angry Men", it was hard to imagine that a movie could come close to touch yet another frontier in American history of eye-for-an-eye social solution. If I would describe the genre of this great picture, I'll add "Mystery" to what is already written on IMDb. If you are planning to fully enjoy the movie, prepare to either read or look up the figures and intellectuals mentioned throughout the movie including (but not limited to): Kübler-Ross stages of grief, Jacques Lacan, the French psychoanalyst and etc. A great movie indeed which I highly recommend. all the best A.M.G.

AbhiMathews The death penalty is a contentious topic currently losing ground across the globe. Abolitionists continually fight to save the dignity every human deserves but don't always prove their point to the disbelievers. Although extreme in nature, this film theatrically depicts how there is so much unknown in this world; that life should not be up to chance. This movie has a bit of everything: romance, mystery, drama, politics are just some of the prevailing themes. With a constantly evolving plot and strong performances from Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet, this movie will thrill through its entirety. This movie is deep. Whether it's pro- or anti-death penalty is a decision for the viewer since it provides detailed evidence for both platforms. The Life of David Gale is one that will make you think, and then think again. It's a film worthy of at least a watch and one that will appeal to all audiences.