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 The Confessor $13.49 Christian Slater plays a worldly Catholic priest who is good at fund-raising. If you think Christian Slater is terribly miscast, there are more terrible things to come in "The Confessor," of which story starts like "Primal Fear," but ends like "Alone in the Dark." Christian Slater is Daniel, a priest sent to meet another priest who is arrested for murder. The arrested priest pleads innocence, but would not tell the facts concerning the truths about what really happened. While the local media follows the case, with the ace reporter Madeline (Molly Parker) interviewing the suspect, another thing happens to Daniel, which makes him investigate the case on his own despite the friendly advice from Stephen Rae's character. In spite of its slick pace, the film has little suspense throughout. The murder case itself is hardly intriguing or mysterious, with so many plot holes and incredible decisions of the characters. I heard more than one reviewer on the internet rightly complaining "The Confessor" goes like a made-for-TV crime thriller. But I think many, if not all, TV shows would spend more time on showing police procedures, at least the standard ones. Here the police can arrest a person without showing any physical evidences. There is an eyewitness, of which presence is totally forgotten until nearly the one-hour mark. To make things worse, the Church and its organization do not work as story's background to enhance the atmosphere. The past romance between Slater's priest and Parker's reporter is implied. Actually, their suggested relation is the most mysterious and intriguing part of the film. The rest of the film is just an ordinary whodunit.  The Wrong Man $2.99 Love collecting movie collections & this a really great Hitchcock collection! Thumbs UP!The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection (Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition / North by Northwest / Dial M for Murder / Foreign Correspondent / Suspicion / The Wrong Man / Stage Fright / I Confess / Mr. and Mrs. Smith) The Wrong Man $9.99 Love collecting movie collections & this a really great Hitchcock collection! Thumbs UP!The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection (Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition / North by Northwest / Dial M for Murder / Foreign Correspondent / Suspicion / The Wrong Man / Stage Fright / I Confess / Mr. and Mrs. Smith) |
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