Review of The Pledge on Filmviews.net
Year2001 ReviewerChris Docker
Sean Penn puts on a director's hat to make a movie about a retired cop who has made a pledge to find the killer of a little girl. Jack Nicholson stars and brings convincing heavyweight acting abilities to the lead role whilst various other stars decorate the story in small, cameo roles, like confetti. Benicio Del Toro, Helen Mirren, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shephard, Harry Dean Stanton and Mickey Rourke all turn in great performances. The pace, style and story, for the most part, all shun commercialism in their approach, yet the end product teeters on being too classy for its own good. After sitting through more than two hours of slowly unfolding story, many audiences will want a bit more of an adrenalin kickback on their investment.
Rating: 7/10;