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Actors: Stephen Baldwin, Tyne Daly, Allen Garfield, Shawn Huff, Silas Weir Mitchell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Absence of the Good (TV) |
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ABSENCE OF THE GOOD is a production developed for HBO and directed by John Flynn in 1999.
Five weeks ago, Caleb and Mary Barnes have lost their only son, accidentally killed at school by a friend. Caleb, a rather introvert policeman, concentrates on his work while Mary is taking to excess sleeping pills in order to forget her sorrow. In the meantime, a serial killer is visiting the houses he lives in when he was a child and kills everyone crossing his path. Caleb becomes soon obsessed by this case while Mary is brought to the hospital after an overdose.
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- catching brutal killer/stalker
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Son
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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