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The Pledge follows Jerry Black's lengthy pursuit of
the serial childkiller through some glorious landscapes in
which the beauty of the backgrounds make the crimes that much
more horrendous.
Twice divorced, Black's passion is for fishing and so he
buys an old gas station near excellent angling spots and settles
into his new life.
He befriends a young solo mum and her daughter and they join
him in his too-large-for-just-me house.
But while he is happier than he has been in a long time,
Black is still haunted by the fact that the killer is out
there stalking children and when he is suddenly given a major
new clue returns to the case with a vengeance.
We don't want to give away the plot, but while The Pledge
is deliberately paced at slow - it inexorably builds an inner
tension within you that certainly had this chap getting more
and more nervous towards the end of the movie.
Sean Penn's direction is terrific and you find yourself continually
praying that things are not going to turn out the way you
think they are going to.
Nicholson is excellent as the troubled Black, Robin Wright
Penn is superb as the solo mum and the pair are backed by
a very fine ensemble cast that includes the likes of Benicio
del Toro, Vanessa Redgrave, Helen Mirren, Aaron Eckhart and
Sam Shephard.
Not everyone will like this movie, but it's fair to say that
if you watch it you'll have an enthralling night's viewing
ahead.
Conclusion: Movie 85%, Extras 30%
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