This is a terrible movie. Sorry about the spoilers, but I need them to point out the huge plot holes: 1. Convicted of murder -- He and his cohorts had no weapons, he wasn't even in the room when gunfire went off, and the only ones to do the shooting (and killing) were the cops. Even if he's considered an accomplice, no one was murdered; they were all killed by cops. OK, it was Texas, so perhaps he had some marijuana on him.
2. After his "lethal" injection, we next see him on a road in Oregon, and a "priest" picks him up, asking him if he's the new grounds-keeper. He says he is. How did he get to Oregon? Or to this road? Let's say he was drugged and just placed on the road -- so how did he know he is the grounds-keeper? He never even asks anyone what they mean by he's being given a second chance.
3. He gets on a bus out of town to go back to his family. Some stranger tells him that if he stays on the bus he will die. Even though he wants to see his family more than anything, he gets off the bus because of what the stranger says.
4. Near the end, the doctor explains how this is a program to rehabilitate violent murders. We've already seen that he wasn't even a murderer, but he also had no history at all of violence. So of the thousands of violent murderers they could have chosen, they picked him, who needed no rehabilitation anyway?
5. They let him go when he says he mailed the info on the project to "someone," and they will be exposed if they don't let him go. So they let him go??? Don't they think it's a bigger risk to have him walking around blabbing his mouth off?
6. He returns home, and his wife goes out to give him a hug. No questions about if he's ghost, or a clone, or whatever, just a hug. And, really, how are they going to explain to the authorities (not to mention friends and family) why a convicted, executed murderer is back living with his family?
All of the above "action" takes up about 10 minutes of the film. The rest of the time is used for shots of him thinking. Or walking slowly. Or having a coffee. Or giving one-word answers to questions.
A terrible, terrible movie. 2 stars because the acting was OK, and the direction and cinematography was not as bad as the plot.
2. After his "lethal" injection, we next see him on a road in Oregon, and a "priest" picks him up, asking him if he's the new grounds-keeper. He says he is. How did he get to Oregon? Or to this road? Let's say he was drugged and just placed on the road -- so how did he know he is the grounds-keeper? He never even asks anyone what they mean by he's being given a second chance.
3. He gets on a bus out of town to go back to his family. Some stranger tells him that if he stays on the bus he will die. Even though he wants to see his family more than anything, he gets off the bus because of what the stranger says.
4. Near the end, the doctor explains how this is a program to rehabilitate violent murders. We've already seen that he wasn't even a murderer, but he also had no history at all of violence. So of the thousands of violent murderers they could have chosen, they picked him, who needed no rehabilitation anyway?
5. They let him go when he says he mailed the info on the project to "someone," and they will be exposed if they don't let him go. So they let him go??? Don't they think it's a bigger risk to have him walking around blabbing his mouth off?
6. He returns home, and his wife goes out to give him a hug. No questions about if he's ghost, or a clone, or whatever, just a hug. And, really, how are they going to explain to the authorities (not to mention friends and family) why a convicted, executed murderer is back living with his family?
All of the above "action" takes up about 10 minutes of the film. The rest of the time is used for shots of him thinking. Or walking slowly. Or having a coffee. Or giving one-word answers to questions.
A terrible, terrible movie. 2 stars because the acting was OK, and the direction and cinematography was not as bad as the plot.