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I agree about Mos Def...man that cat is a great actor:
"Get your fucking hands out of your pockets, where I can see them!"
That line really threw me, and as far as I'm concerned really solidified Mos Def as a exceptional actor. From a peaceful non-confrontational posture to a man exerting his power and dominating a situation. Really well done.
I think Benjamin Bratt really showed some chops too. Kyra Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon (real life husband and wife, btw), as always delivered excellent performances as well.
As far as over coming his demons, I think he might have had a slight change of heart at the end, when he realized that the little girl had been molested before, but seriously, I thought even more importantly it showed how remote the possibility of child molestors reforming really is.
He had issues with a homosexual molestor and hesitation with an already damaged little girl.
I have trouble seeing that as reform, but instead see it as his own rules regarding his perversion.
I'm not sure though. I did sympathize with him, routed for him to suceed in over coming his issues, but honestly didn't really see it.
I guess that's the point of the movie.
All in all, it's been a long time since a movie brought me to tears, and this one did.
-bear
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