Rotten
Robert Altman the up-and- down director meets John Grisham the constant mediocrity. Just where, in our hypothetical picture, should we place that unlikely scene?
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
The Gingerbread Man
Based on an original story by John Grisham.
1998 · 1h 54m · R
Thriller
Directed by
Robert Altman
Overview
A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.
Director and cast
- Robert Altman Director
- Kenneth Branagh as Rick Magruder
- Embeth Davidtz as Mallory Doss
- Robert Downey Jr. as Clyde Pell
- Daryl Hannah as Lois Harlan
- Tom Berenger as Pete Randle
- Famke Janssen as Leeanne Magruder
- Mae Whitman as Libby Magruder
- Jesse James as Jeff Magruder
- Robert Duvall as Dixon Doss
- Clyde Hayes as Carl Alden
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
59%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Altman had a fine time composing difficult shots, through screens, bushes and sheets of rain, and Chungwei's images, sometimes delicate, sometimes harsh, stick with you long after you've forgotten their context.
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
If you like movies more than you do John Grisham, you can leave the story behind and listen to the filmmaking master class that Altman conducts on the screen.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
There's great pleasure in watching a movie in which the director has thought out everything beforehand.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The Gingerbread Man isn't any more profound than other thrillers, but the distinctive talents of director Robert Altman make it a lot more potent.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
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