The Life of David Gale

OK, I make no secret of the fact that I am a big Kevin Spacey fan. He can do almost no wrong in my eyes...I've loved everything I've seen him in.

That being said, this movie is stupendous, and Spacey is riveting in it. One summary on IMDB reads "A University of Texas professor of philosophy and capital punishment abolitionist, David Gale (Kevin Spacey), finds himself on Death Row convicted of murder. Days before his execution, skeptical journalist Bitsey Bloom (Kate Winslet) is sent to conduct David Gale's final interview. Unaware that she would not be investigating Dr. Gale, Bitsey and her sympathetic intern leave to Texas for what is to become a story of a lifetime." The story is told partly through a series of flashbacks and grabs your attention from the beginning.

This is one movie that will make you think long and hard about your position on the death penalty, no matter which side of the issue you fall on. And even if you don't care one way or the other, this is a very good drama. The twists this movie takes will move you in one direction, then take a right turn into another direction. Just when you think you know who did what, you're proven wrong and off it goes again.

If you get a chance, check out The Life of David Gale. It is well worth a first, second or even third look.