The Gingerbread Man ** (out of 5) (1998)

Cast: Kenneth Brannagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Daryl Hannah

Directed by Robert Altman

 

A New Orleans attorney has a fling with a waitress and tries to sort out her life after finding that she is being tormented by her deranged father. He commits the father to an institution, but he escapes and now torments the attorney's family.

Based on a novel by John Grisham, the film has a nice look and good acting, but it is very standard fare which contains little in the way of surpise or interest. Altman directs in his usual unconventional style...which is effective, but he never delivers excitement when it is necessary. Frankly, I'm very tired of these sorts of wackos on the loose thrillers and this one offers no new twists on the genre.

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