Daryl Hannah, Embeth Davidtz, Kenneth Branagh
When released in 1997, The Gingerbread Man was the only John Grisham movie that did not use one of the popular novelist's bestsellers as its inspiration. Rather, it's based on an original scree...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 11, 2000
Stats: 107 reviews
Altman concocts what may have been a good thriller, but forgets to add the thrills. This is certainly not his genre. Why show us somebody trying to make a phone call to someone and building it up so much when we know that person hasn't got there phone? Especially when it cuts bac...( read more)
A middle of the road John Grisham adaptation. A fine 2 hours of entertainment.
Not particularly exciting thriller but the Altman style makes it interesting, along with good performances.
This was Robert Altman's only real thriller and the way that his style is, I wish that he did more of them. His "Surveillance Camera" approach to movie making really makes a suspenful scene when it is done right. Yes there were times when I felt that I wasn't watching a Robert ...( read more)
Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).
First viewing: 03.05.1999
run run as fast as you can, you can't catch me i'm the gingerbread man. (not the same gingerbread man but oh well).
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