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The Walker [DVD] [2007]

DVD ~ Woody Harrelson
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  • Actors: Woody Harrelson, Lauren Bacall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Lily Tomlin
  • Directors: Paul Schrader
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Pathe Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Jan 2008
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000XEMDNU
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,436 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Boasting a terrific cast, led by the always-watchable Woody Harrelson, Paul Schrader’s The Walker is an entertaining drama that was overlooked by many in cinemas, but is worth taking for a spin on DVD.

The Walker sees Harrelson starring as Carter Page III, a man whose job it is to escort the wives of powerful men to the events that their husbands, for whatever reason, cannot take them to. And it’s all looking like a good life, until a murder derails everything. Page agrees to help cover things up, which naturally spins out a web of events that tests both his conflicting loyalty, and his honesty.

It’s the kind of set-up that in lesser hands could have amounted to very little, but The Walker has Paul Schrader behind the camera. It’s effectively the third in a loose trilogy of films he’s made (the companion pieces being Light Sleeper and American Gigolo), and his steady hand delivers a intriguing and very watchable drama.

Schrader is, of course, able to attract quite a cast, and the call sheet serves The Walker well. Harrelson is in fine form in the best role he’s had in some time, while the supporting cast of Lauren Bacall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin and Willem Dafoe add a stature and magnitude to the film.

The result is a quality drama, very well acted and tightly put together. Thus, even if you missed The Walker during its brief theatrical run, there’s little reason not to pick it up now. Good stuff. --Jon Foster

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Carter Page III is a society "walker" whose job entails squiring the wives of the rich and powerful to events their husbands could not accompany them to. When one of his friends, Lynn, wife of a liberal senator finds her lover murdered, he agrees to say he found the body to save her and her husband political embarrassment. Soon Carter is caught in a web of Washington intrigue and mixed motives and the people he considered friends are deserting him one by one.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars nostalgia is a paul schrader film, 15 July 2008
By 2cleverbyhalf (somewhere in the future) - See all my reviews
Ludicrously 'old fashioned' in the sense that Mr Schrader is stuck in 1987 having an inappropriate cocktail with already outmoded lounge monster, Mr Ferry.
The whole thing feels like Bladerunner. There's even a scene where a character is illuminated through a venetian blind !
Lot's of sub-Wildean/Capote witticism. Lots of archness. Lots of Bowie-like 'style'. No substantial plot whatsoever. Lots of being beaten around the head with 'Mr Bush is intolerable and American Society is beastly and going to the dogs' (Check out the Robert Hughes reference).
So.. as subtle as big shoulders and, all in all .. a good film for any fop over forty.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars slow but watchable, 8 Nov 2009
By dan the fan (england,uk) - See all my reviews
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The Walker has a slow moving plot and an unexciting conclusion but if like me you wanted to see something
relaxing and classy then its worth an hour and a half of your time.Political intrigue in washington ,friendship,loyalty gossip and murder are its main themes.You get to see woody harrelson as you will never have seen him before giving a performance that some commentators thought was oscar worthy.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars subtely brilliant and gripping, 6 Sep 2009
I started disliking the Woody Harrelson character intensley and then I got gripped; this is subtle rivetting stuff; what shone through for me was the integrity of the character drawn... not a feature much highlighted in modern society.
'Hush', he says, 'do you hear that? just the sound of doors closing'.
He loses everything but walks away a giant.
A stella supporting cast and an oscar deserving performance from Mr H
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lounge lizard
Woody Harrelson says he is not naive but superficial in the character of Carter Paigelll,the homosexual escort of society women whose husbands are in politics. Read more
Published 9 months ago by technoguy

2.0 out of 5 stars dull as dishwater
I was excited to see this film because I really like Woody Harrelson as an actor but I can safely say it was a dull and tiring experience. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ms. F. I. Macdonald

4.0 out of 5 stars "Let me give you a piece of Washington wisdom," Natalie Van Miter says. "Never stand between a friend and a firing squad."
"In the end, all you have is your breeding. It's all that separates `them' from `us,'" says Natalie Van Miter, rich, aging doyen of Washington high society. Read more
Published 21 months ago by C. O. DeRiemer

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring
This movie was quite dull. I rented it because I like Woody and Kirsten, but honestly, they just didn't live up to expectations. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Kimmy

5.0 out of 5 stars Walk on ice, feel your fingers burn.
Complex, subtle and highly emotional. If you are a fan of Paul Schrader, this is one of his finest films.
Published on 4 Mar 2008 by RICHARD 77

2.0 out of 5 stars Turgid
Don't be fooled by the ratings and copy on the cover. While this is well acted the story is uninteresting, slow and the film overall, dull.
Published on 4 Mar 2008 by J. Ennis

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