The Life of David Gale (2003) is an American drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Charles Randolph.
Kevin Spacey stars as the titular college professor, an active opponent of capital punishment who is accused of raping a student, and then later of killing a friend who was also an opponent of capital punishment. Kate Winslet and Laura Linney co-star.
Reviews were generally negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie had a 20% rating based...
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The Life of David Gale (2003) is an American drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Charles Randolph.
Kevin Spacey stars as the titular college professor, an active opponent of capital punishment who is accused of raping a student, and then later of killing a friend who was also an opponent of capital punishment. Kate Winslet and Laura Linney co-star.
Reviews were generally negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie had a 20% rating based on 152 reviews. On Metacritic, the movie had a score of 31 (Generally negative reviews) out of 100. Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert gave it zero stars, his lowest rating, and stated, "I am sure the filmmakers believe their film is against the death penalty. I believe it supports it and hopes to discredit the opponents of the penalty as unprincipled fraudsters...." Wrote Ebert, "Spacey and Parker are honorable men....The last shot made me want to throw something at the screen--maybe Spacey and Parker." However, Ebert's co-host on...
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