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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

There is such a choke hold on media that no one ever gets to expose the truth about capital punishment. Virtually everything about this film is an out and out lie. For example David Gale gives a speech about 200 studies and they all say the same thing: capital punishment does not deter crime. I have no doubt there are 200 studies that say this but the best studies say the opposite. In fact, the FBI studies clearly show what deters most is the fear of capital punishment even though the USA has never really had a death penalty. Rarely do murderers ever die for their crimes. 30 years of law and order episodes have trained the dealers and killers that they must always hide the body. That is why murder rates have dropped while missing person rates have massively exploded. The left has also taught criminals that if they never admit guilt and there is not enough evidence, charges get dropped down to manslaughter. Hundreds of thousands of murders are now called manslaughter and that is how these nuts can look at you with a straight face and say death does not deter crime and the murder rate is falling. Over 600,000 per year now go missing. America does not really have a death penalty and rising manslaughter proves it. The few dozen that get executed are only the people beyond heinous. This film also presents the proponents as southern white males who are bible thumpers demanding an eye for an eye. MOST in law enforcement say the death penalty is a deterrent and vital to a civil society. An eye for an eye came from King Hammurabi and his code was the model for jurisprudence for all democracies. He was ruling Babylon 1400 years before the Bible was written.Most get away with murder but this film never tells the truth. Aside from that Kevin Spacey is accused of rape in real life just like this guy. They both got away with it.

This movie was a good concept, and from a technical standpoint, it was filmed well. The story follows the story of a man who was sent to death row for a crime he didn't commit. He requires the help of a reporter to clear his name post-mortem, so that his son doesn't think poorly of him. However, the ending flaws the entire logic of his statement. It is revealed that he was working with the woman's suicide to make it look as if he had committed the murder. It shows that he cares more about abolishing the death sentence than his family. It doesn't fit with the character that was established throughout the entire movie. It felt forced into the plot. The movie was filled with plot conveniences, like when her car broke down whilst trying to get the tape to the police to prove the man's innocence. It built a false sense of tension, but the outcome was predictable. The acting was sub-par. I normally love Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet. They felt uncharacteristically tired and emotionless throughout the entire movie. Even the scenes where Kate Winslet was crying felt forced. I couldn't help but laugh at some of the more emotional scenes. The movie was fun to watch, and it was well shot and well produced, but it was lacking in areas that could've made the movie great.

The Life of David Gale (2003): Dir: Alan Parker / Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Rhona Mitra: Ineffective display of a life full of regret and misery at the hands of a bad decision. Kevin Spacey plays a professor and an opponent of the death penalty whose marriage and job are jeopardized upon sexual activity with a student at a drunken party. Drowning in alcohol with no chance to see his son he finds comfort in a terminally ill activist played by Laura Linney. Kate Winslet plays a journalist sent to interview Gale upon his final week before a lethal injection sentence for murder. His story dictates much of the narrative through flashbacks. Alan Parker is a terrific director who has dealt with death and gloom in superior films such as Midnight Express. In edition to this he is a master director of musicals such as Fame and Pink Floyd: The Wall. Effective setup with numerous plot twists but third act is corrupt in its handling of the message. Asides from a terrific director, it has two strong performances. Spacey delivers a sympathetic performance as he details his story, and Linney steals scenes as an activists but the result of their dilemma plays like a cheap corrupt plot twist. Winslet is seen as a prop who sets out to find answers but it is all for nothing with its cheap payoff. Its theme regarding the death penalty fails to materialize due to its lifeless thriller elements. Score: 5 / 10

This wasn't a bad movie but considering the calibre of actors involved it should have been a lot better and at times was kind of a mess. The story itself is intriguing and keeps you guessing, flipping back and forth in time as professor and anti-capital punishment activist David Gale (Kevin Spacey) tells his story from death row to journalist Bitsey Bloom (Kate Winslet) in the days leading up to his execution for the murder of fellow activist (Laura Linney).I managed to figure out both of the twists pretty early on which was aided in part by the bad choice of the opening scene, it was a huge spoiler and unfortunate as it took away a degree of suspense throughout the entire movie. I also could have done without Kate's over-the-top crying and wailing session, after "that" scene, it bordered on melodramatic and was just too much. 12.13