This interesting mystery about the murder of a priest starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney contains one of the most impressive film debuts I have ever been privileged to witness. Edward Norton's performance at first touches and moves one until it eventually stuns and shocks. The first time I saw this I cannot express how taken back I was with this performance, but it helps that he was a complete unknown at the time. He has since become a consistently excellent actor, but this is 28 years later and I'm not so sure that he has ever been better than here and the fact that Cuba Gooding Jr. Beat him for the best supporting actor Oscar of 1996 is about as stunning and shocking as Norton's performance. Despite the strong presence of Gere with a terrific cast including Laura Linney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, John Mahoney, Andre Braugher, Terry O'Quinn and others, Norton simply blows them all out of the water. This is a 7 star movie with a 10 star performance from Norton. Sadly, he has become so well known I doubt the performance can have the same effect on newbies, but they should still enjoy some impressive acting.
Review of Primal Fear
