Fresh
handsomely mounted period piece, but can't shake off a certain air of good manners
Derek Adams, Time Out
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Mrs. Soffel
Overview
Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
Director and cast
- Gillian Armstrong Director
- Diane Keaton as Kate Soffel
- Mel Gibson as Ed Biddle
- Matthew Modine as Jack Biddle
- Edward Herrmann as Warden Peter Soffel
- Trini Alvarado as Irene Soffel
- Jennifer Dundas as Margaret Soffel (as Jennie Dundas)
- Danny Corkill as Eddie Soffel
- Harley Cross as Clarence Soffel
- Terry O'Quinn as Detective Buck McGovern
- Pippa Pearthree Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
didn't for one moment convince me that these were real people, acting from the bottom of their hearts.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
a very strange and maddening movie, being a fascinating tale that's nowhere as provocative as it first promises to be and as the reputations of everyone connected with it might lead you to expect.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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