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The
Walker (2007)
Paul Schrader demonstrates his talents as a screenwriter in the first half of The Walker, when he creates a solid backdrop for a dissection of backroom politics and power-struggles in Washington D.C. It's just that the ensuing crime twist is rather slight, and Schrader doesn't really have anything to say, although aficionados may enjoy the fact that the film is a thematical sequel of sorts to American Gigolo. The movie's best asset is the character portrait of Carter Page III, with Woody Harrelson delivering another fine, multi-faceted performance, despite reportedly not getting along with Schrader. Harrelson's circle of socialite friends includes a number of fine ageing actresses, not least Lauren Bacall, who easily has the film's best line when she quips "Memory is a very unreliable organ. It’s right up there with the penis".
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