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Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Davis P Dead Man Walking (1995) is a very emotional film and some scenes, the graphic depictions of a rape and murder in particular. Even though it can be hard to watch sometimes, it still needs to be watched. This has some of the best examples of acting I've ever seen. The performances given by both Sarandon and Penn are absolutely incredible! Susan Sarandon is one of my absolute favorites and this is her best performance in my opinion. She's so emotionally raw and gives her all into every second of this performance. To me, the scene that puts these two legendary actors abilities on display the best, is when Sarandon is talking with Penn before his execution and he admits to the rape and murder. The realness and emotional heaviness of that scene was so large and it brings you into the film and makes you feel what these characters are feeling. Every scene in this film does that for me, I feel that strong emotion and the heavy weight placed upon all of these characters. You feel great sadness and anger because of the horrific crime and you understand the depth of each character and why they do what they do. This film has no 2 dimensional characters and no lazy writing, everything is carefully thought out with detail. This is one of my all time favorite films, and one I recommend to everyone that can handle the heavy subject matter. 10/10 for dead man walking. Or of the best!

Unhelpful Yoda I've only just seen the film recently. I'm a huge fan of Sean Penn and I'm so disappointed I waited so long to watch this! Susan Sarandon plays a Sister nun who helps Sean Penn's Character before he gets killed by lethal injection. She is very empathetic and forgiving to him and tries to get him to admit what he done and ask the murdered victims families for forgiveness. In the film she is met with criticism from her own family and the victims families because of her close bond with Matthew Poncelet. However she tries to be there for both sides, him and their families because she isn't taking sides, she just wants to bring god and healing to them all.

KBirminghamkid this is your typical liberal left wing,hug a tree defend the indefensible..and damn the victims.if Helen Prejean wants to make films..how about a follow up taking on the Catholic church and the mass sex crimes that were covered up...or the leftist bias of mitigating and condoning Muslim terrorist acts..people are fed up of being preached to.

Rohit Garg This film is about how a man, played by Sean Penn, convicted of two teenagers' murder and put on death sentence, comes to terms with his conscience with the help of his spiritual mentor, a nun, played by Susan Sarandon. It unintentionally manages to put the audience in a moral dilemma and makes them feel guilty in the end for sympathizing with a rapist and murderer. Susan delivered an incredible performance trying to defend the indefensible. Her character exposes the viewers to all aspects of the case and brings the best out of Penn as a man as well. The ending is a bit morbid yet gripping & the soundtrack is one of my favorites.