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The Life Of David Gale Movie Rating: 
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| Formerly a spokesman for an anti-death-penalty organization, David Gale (Kevin Spacey) now sits on death row himself, convicted of murdering his best friend and fellow activist, Constance (Laura Linney). Four days before his scheduled execution, Gale grants an interview to Bitsey (Kate Winslet), a hard-nosed reporter who's convinced he's guilty even before meeting him. But as Gale recounts his story in extended flashbacks, Bitsey starts to second-guess herself, and before long, she's conducting an investigation of her own to prove his innocence. | |
| With its weighty themes of sacrifice and redemption, this moralistic sermon on the evils of capital punishment appears initially to be a thought-provoking political thriller. But it's really just a run-of-the-mill potboiler, and one that takes an especially long time to get rolling. |
Kevin Spacey © 2002 Universal Pictures
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