The Woodsman (2004)
10/10
Painfully, and Powerfully acted honest storytelling...
31 May 2004
It will be too bad if this film doesn't find a wide distribution.

We've become a culture of dumbed down knee-jerk reactions ignoring the human pain and frailty all around us which this film counteracts in spades!

It's a well photographed slowly, but well paced look at a man trying to deal with his demons and those who make an effort to help him and hinder him on his journey. A pivotal scene with an "almost twelve" year old girl on a park bench is incredible! The risk in trying to help another and the damage done by selfishly seeing only what you want to see is very well presented without being preachy.

Everyone associated with this effort of compassion needs to be thanked by us all!
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