Mrs. Soffel Movie Review
Mrs. Soffel Review
"Mrs. Soffel" Overview
Rating: PG-13
1984
Cast and Crew
Director : Gillian ArmstrongProducer : David Nicksay,Scott Rudin,Edgar J. Scherick
Screenwiter : Ron Nyswaner
Starring : Diane Keaton,Mel Gibson,Matthew Modine,Edward Herrmann,Trini Alvarado
True stories don't get much steamier. At the turn of the century, a prison
warden's uber-religious wife (Keaton) falls in love with a man on death row
(Gibson). She helps him and his brother escape, and together the three go on
the run, trying to make it to Canada.
Interesting to say the least, but unfortunately, the story isn't altogether
accessible. Keaton's priss of a character doesn't really feel like the lovin'
type, and Gibson (here, anyway) is too white collar to feel like a real
criminal. It's all too well-heeled. Think Witnesswithout the pulp.
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Review by Christopher Null 
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