The Walker

Director: Paul Schrader

Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Willem Dafoe, Ned Beatty, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth Hurt

(ThinkFilm, 2007) Rated: R

US theatrical release date: 7 December 2007 (Limited release)

UK theatrical release date: 10 August 2007 (Limited release)

[10 December 2007]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

Mean Crowd

Like the heroes of several of Paul Schrader's other films -- American Gigolo, Light Sleeper, and, to an extent, Auto Focus -- Carter moves among women as if visiting an alien planet.

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