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December 20, 2004
Oscar Meyer Kevin Bacon
Six Degrees pop culture game namesake.
Badass music/dance rebel Ren McCormack.
White dude in that African basketball movie.
Nude guy in that steamy flick with Denise Richards and Neve Campbell.
Non-recognized supporting actor in award-winning film ________.
Kevin Bacon is many things. Now he can add pedophiliac to his resume of diverse characters. Hopefully, Oscar-winning pedophiliac.
A few weeks ago, I saw a sneak preview of Bacon's latest endeavor, The Woodsman. Bacon plays Walter, a just-released-from-prison sex offender, who returns to society in hopes of living a normal life.
First-time Director Nicole Kassell does a superb job of representing a fair & balanced (take note, FoxNews) story. You neither embrace nor detest Walter, but rather analyze him as a scientific subject, anxious for his next move.
Bacon shines in this movie. In one of his most intense roles to-date, he cleverly displays the inner struggle of a man in pain, mastering the art of non-verbal acting. Simply brilliant.
Real-wife Kyra Sedgwick brings gritty emotion to her role as Walter's love interest. Hip hop stars Mos Def and Eve give strong supporting performances too. (Probably cheered on by Executive Producer/former Roc-a-fella Records CEO Damon Dash.)
Will this be the year Kevin Bacon takes home the Oscar? I hope so, although the sensitive subject matter and a guy by the name of Jamie Foxx might hinder even a nomination. Nevertheless, you should make time to go see this movie; it's the perfect antidote to holiday madness.
The Woodsman opens in select theaters on Christmas Eve.
Posted by Michele at December 20, 2004 10:37 PM
Comments
How's this for six degrees: My doctor is Kevin Bacon's doctor! Now you're, what, two degrees?
Posted by: Adam at December 21, 2004 05:15 PM
Two summers ago I met this old man who had been training homing doves along the midatlantic coast for 40 years.
He would drive down to Delaware, drop off a bunch of his doves, drive home to north philly and wait a few hours for them to meet him there.
These exact doves make an appearance in The Woodsman, or so he said.
Posted by: Abby at January 4, 2005 12:18 AM
