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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful Superb performances, direction in this haunting love story, February 4, 2005 By  R.L. Holly "piper909" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase( What's this?) This review is from: Waking the Dead (DVD) Keith Gordon has again bowled me over with a magnificent piece of filmmaking. "Waking the Dead" shares many of the same elements as his "A Midnight Clear" (still in my view the best WWII drama of modern times) -- a skillful adaptation of a powerful novel, intense performances from the entire cast, and careful attention to the rhythm and pacing of his story. And two other things that are especially rare in today's mainstream movies: the deliberate ambiguity of the ending and nuanced characters that are neither black nor white but multiple shades of grey. Hollywood must hate this, and it must baffle many moviegoers. The general public is force-fed so many lifeless, undemanding, predictable movies with cardboard characters that they probably didn't reward this gem at the box office (Gordon's commentary track implies that this movie was a semi-flop, commercially, which is tragic -- and probably makes it only harder for him to continue to shoot quality films). One hopes "Waking the... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 17 of 20 people found the following review helpful Superb, but as usual, less than the book it was based upon, July 17, 2004 By  Traveler (New England) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Waking the Dead (DVD) I read "Waking the Dead" a few months before watching the movie. I was thus certainly biased in a certain direction in favor of the book. Keith Gordon, who also directed the outstanding and under-appreciated films "A Midnight Clear" and "Mother Night", stays pretty much faithful to the original material by Scott Spencer. It's obvious that films are different than books and directors need a certain amount lattitude to change the story as needed. Gordon certainly left a lot of the story on the cutting room floor and that is, for the most part, not a problem. What is the problem is that Gordon didn't flesh out Sarah's story and, as a result, offers a skewed ending that the book doesn't share. Spoiler Alert Sarah and Fielding are not "opposites" as many suggest. They happen to agree politically. They're both "liberals." Where they disagree is on tactics. The problem with the film is that we don't really see enough of Sarah to understand... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comments (2) 22 of 27 people found the following review helpful A well-done, little-seen Sundance Beauty, August 8, 2000 By  Dan S. Jepperson "Starter Cook" (NYC) - See all my reviews    Waking the Dead sort-of disappeared shortly after it's first viewing at the Sundace Film Festival this year, and it's really quite a shame. Written and Directed by Keith Gordon (Mother Night), Waking the Dead tells the story of Fielding Pierce (Billy Crudup), a young man hoping to change the world within the political system. He encounters Sarah Williams(Jennifer Connely), a charity oriented, kind spirtied woman who hopes to change the world in spite of the system. The two fall very deeply in love, easily overcoming their differences. The tone changes, however, and Sarah dies in a car bombing while helping to assist a small country. We catch up with Fielding several years down the road, caught up in an important political race. However, somewhere deep inside, we see that he's changed, and haunted by Sarah. He begins to believe he sees her throught his world. Suddenly he has to decide if she still lives, and if so, what is he willing to sacrifice to be with her again. The... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment

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