Released: 1995
Drama
Director: Tim Robbins
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn
Running Time: 122 minutes
Rated: R
The breakdown: A nun helps a man on death row who is looking for a way to avoid the death sentence.
I knew this had Oscar nominations and it was on cable so I watched it.
It wasn't bad although the subject matter is difficult.
Two young teenagers are brutally murdered out in the woods while on a date. Two men are held accountable for the crime. One man gets a life sentence, while the other gets the death penalty.
Sean Penn plays the man on death row and states that he did not murder them, that it was the other man who is serving a life term.
He reaches out to a sister and asks for her help. She's never done anything like this before so the process is all new to her. She gets to know the killer and tries to help him appeal his sentence. She also gets to know the families of the victims and sympathizes with both sides.
While they try everything to get his execution lifted, time is slowly passing by and he only has 6 days to live.
It was a solid movie without any negatives really. I can understand why it was nominated.
Good acting, well written, this is a good movie.
3 and 1/2 out of 5 for this one.
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