The Confessor

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The Confessor ★½ The Good Shepherd 2004 (PG-13)

Worldly Father Daniel Clemens (Slater) is shocked when a parish priest (Flores) is arrested for the murder of a young street hustler and apparently commits suicide in jail. Clemens is convinced the priest was innocent and sets out to find out whodunit with the aid of journalist (and ex-flame) Madeline (Parker). Predictable story with huge plot holes. 90m/C DVD . CA Christian Slater, Molly Parker, Stephen Rea, Gordon Pinsent, Von Flores, Nancy Beatty; D: Lewin Webb; W: Brad Mirman; C: Curtis Petersen; M: Gary Koftinoff. VIDEO

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