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...Walter faces similar isolation at work, where, initially, only his boss Bob (David Alan Grier) is aware of his sordid history. When Bob’s secretary Mary-Kay, played convincingly by recording artist Eve, senses that there is something strange about Walter, a bit of research finds his name in a registry of convicted sex offenders...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review - The Woodsman | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Walter’s only familial contact comes in the form of occasional visits from his concerned brother-in-law Carlos (Benjamin Bratt), who provides some company and advice but is often the bearer of heartbreaking news—he returns Walter’s wedding gift and warns Walter away from his niece...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review - The Woodsman | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...news of Walter’s past spreads from coworker to coworker, Walter feels increasingly alienated and depressed. He begins to find unexpected comfort, however, in his dynamic, tough coworker and would-be lover Vickie (played by Bacon’s real-life wife Kyra Sedgwick). After a passionate sexual encounter with Vickie, Walter discloses the startling details of his unsavory past to her before succumbing to his own shame and throwing her out of his apartment. Stunned by Walter’s confession and by his cold treatment, Vickie is moved so deeply by his story that...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review - The Woodsman | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Vickie’s supportiveness provides a stark contrast to the treatment Walter receives from Sgt. Lewis (Mos Def), a local police officer who harbors nothing but disdainful contempt for Walter, harassing him at home and vowing to return him to prison where he belongs...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review - The Woodsman | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...When Walter saves a young boy from a pedophile who he has observed lurking around the local school, we are almost—but not quite—satisfied that he has slain his demons, having confronted head-on that which represents everything he loathes about himself. Yet this satisfaction quickly evaporates when Walter’s bittersweet reunion with his sister ends badly, and we sense that Walter’s struggle will continue long after the film?...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review - The Woodsman | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

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