SummaryManuel Jordan (Thornton) is a man caught between two worlds: the one which existed before he was incarcerated, and the one into which he's released 22 years later. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By:Ed Solomon
Written By:Ed Solomon
Levity
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45
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Generally Favorable
6.3
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
45
28% Positive
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Those who can forgive the director's pretensions will discover some fine filmmaking.
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A film of almost paralyzing gravity and large ambitions that, almost inevitably, it can't quite meet.
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Despite an effectively low-key performance by Billy Bob Thornton in the leading role, pic is no more spiritually insightful or illuminating than Sunday School instructional story, and a lot less dramatically coherent.
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Freeman and Hunter are both overqualified for material this ponderous, but she plays along, while he appears to have made a minimal emotional investment in the oncoming avalanche of coincidences and cliches.
40
It's hard not to feel sorry for the high-profile cast, obviously working for brownie points in heaven -- they're so good, yet nothing they do can make the movie fly.
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The actors are their usual reliable selves; you can't really blame them for the unlikely mess Levity becomes.
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Ponderous, pretentious and boring, Levity becomes ironic on top of itself. You won't pity these people. You'll start laughing at them. Like a clown.
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6.3
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Jul 7, 2011
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Above average story about a man seeking redemtion and a new purpose in life. Billy Bob Thorton shines again in this well worth watching movie. This movie explores one mans challenges with dealing with his own mistakes. I think we have all have the desire to make amends from time to time. Therfore this movie can appeal to most audiences.
Feb 24, 2013
6
This movie has an amazing cast, but it was a bit slow moving for me. If this was a book that I could put down and pick up at will, it would have easily been 5 stars. It is so well written, but as a movie, it was quite slow.
Production Company:
- StudioCanal
- Sony Pictures Classics
- FilmColony
- Echo Lake Entertainment
- Entitled Entertainment
- Revelations Entertainment
- Columbia Pictures
Release Date:Apr 4, 2003
Duration:1 h 40 m
Rating:R
Awards
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
