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Walden

  • 2023
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.7K
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Emile Hirsch in Walden (2023)
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Walden Dean is an unassuming court stenographer in a small southern town. When he discovers he is dying, he decides to exact revenge on criminals who escaped prosecution and punishment.Walden Dean is an unassuming court stenographer in a small southern town. When he discovers he is dying, he decides to exact revenge on criminals who escaped prosecution and punishment.Walden Dean is an unassuming court stenographer in a small southern town. When he discovers he is dying, he decides to exact revenge on criminals who escaped prosecution and punishment.

  • Director
    • Mick Davis
  • Writer
    • Mick Davis
  • Stars
    • Emile Hirsch
    • Shane West
    • Kelli Garner
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    2.7K
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    • Director
      • Mick Davis
    • Writer
      • Mick Davis
    • Stars
      • Emile Hirsch
      • Shane West
      • Kelli Garner
    • 35User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Emile Hirsch
    Emile Hirsch
    • Walden Dean
    Shane West
    Shane West
    • Detective Bill Kane
    Kelli Garner
    Kelli Garner
    • Emily Duperon
    Steve Coulter
    Steve Coulter
    • Jesse Dean
    David Keith
    David Keith
    • Judge Boyle
    Tania Raymonde
    Tania Raymonde
    • Detective Sally Hunt
    Sunny Mabrey
    Sunny Mabrey
    • Laurie Kane
    Luke Davis
    Luke Davis
    • General George
    Ben Bladon
    Ben Bladon
    • Norman Bolt
    Deadra Moore
    Deadra Moore
    • Nurse Mills
    Megan McFarland
    Megan McFarland
    • Shireen Boyle
    Erin Boswell
    Erin Boswell
    • Mrs. Pepper
    Adam Joel
    Adam Joel
    • Earl Pepper
    Lisa Shatterly Boyd
    Lisa Shatterly Boyd
    • Miss Kindleman
    Kathrine Barnes
    Kathrine Barnes
    • Claire Dean
    Gavin Borders
    Gavin Borders
    • Young Walden
    Olive Raine
    Olive Raine
    • Lizzie Kane
    Michael H. Cole
    Michael H. Cole
    • Father Gallagher
    • Director
      • Mick Davis
    • Writer
      • Mick Davis
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    10georgio-26490

    Hidden gem

    This will go down in years to come as a cult classic.

    Characters in this film are nothing short of wonderful.

    The acting is spot on, a lovely storyline of revenge and honesty.

    A soft hearted Court reporter gets fed up with seeing bad guys go free and takes it upon himself to deal out a bit of self justice, then his friend gets wrongly accused of an evil crime so he goes after the real perpetrator.....

    At first I thought it was a comedic affair, but it turns out to be a unique quirky thriller with a twist or two.

    Well worth a watch , I cannot understand the poor reviews. I loved it from start to end.
    7benday-88425

    Meant for tv?

    I feel like the pacing and writing was massively meant for television. It was good film but but protracted at points and then wrapped up too quickly. It felt it had threads to unwrap but none of them did in a one hour and forty minute film. Acting was great and production very good but it did, at times, feel like a television series.

    Main guy camps up the main role but presumably on purpose to make it feel less droll with the subject matter in hand which at times is as dark as it gets.

    Enjoyed this but interested to know if it was meant instalments which might mean more films or a spin off series.
    6robNbanks6

    Not the best but pretty good

    It took me awhile to get into this movie but once I did I guess I kinda enjoyed it a little bit. Emile hirsch was great and really was what kept the whole movie watchable . It really had strong B movie vibes and some of the acting was mediocre at best however it was really fun watching the whole story play out and I really loved Emile hirsch like I said he was funny and good but the other actors weren't really that good even the judge wasn't that good but Emile hirsch was good if you're a Emile hirsch fan I would say watch it but if you aren't I'd say go ahead and skip it cause he's the only thing that kept it together.
    7JonnyDR75

    That guy

    Unlike other critics here, I did not feel this movie was slow-paced or boring or uneventful. I think some people just need lots of action, murder and thrills when they watch anything these days. In my opinion this movie is very good, but not great. I think the main issue lies with the main character. Anyone who has lived in the south for a considerable amount of time has known a guy like Walden. The seersucker suit, bow tie-wearing, seemingly asexual, forever single goober who's everyone's friend and shows up at ever social function to talk everyone's ear off is a staple character in every southern town. You always sense there's something dark underneath that person, but you hope to heaven that darkness never comes out. Hirsch really gets ahold of that stereotype and manages to put some additional layers in to make the guy not totally creepy, annoying, or unrelatable. The problem is that I never felt like I could get on his side. It might be because neither his backstory nor his medical revelation seems as effectively sympathetic as the writer may have hoped, or because his actions seem more motivated by selfish, psychopathic desires rather than to rid society of bad people. I think the ease with which he commits these acts right from the beginning makes his psychopathic nature eclipse any sense of his main motivation being justice. Whatever the case, Walden is definitely a complex character, just not a likable one.
    8kevinkishin

    Sinister Twist with Dark Humor

    First I gotta say this snuck up on me, this film is a independent cult classic, the dark humor & sinister plot twist was paced well for me, this movie is not too over the top for your senses, the direct too the point main character is just right. The connoisseurs of independent cinema should enjoy, hell I did. I gotta add it's a damn shame this film didn't get the push like most films but you gotta be plugged into the mainstream for that, that being said this film stands on it's own merit. The pacing of this film was not full of cliches too bog a viewer down, the main character was all in, the supporting cast was not out of place for me at all.

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      When the first kid is found dead in the forest, upon close-up, you can see the actor moving his eyelids while pretending to be dead.
    • Quotes

      Walden Dean: The defendant denies all charges and has entered a plea of not guilty. He will be released on bond while awaiting a trial. Well, we'll see about that.

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      Upbeat Blues Jam
      written by Perry Mathers

      performed by Perry Mathers

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Стенографист
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Benacus Entertainment
      • RNF Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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