The Human Stain (2003)

Awful

What a terrible movie. It seemed like it had some potential, but it just kept falling apart. The Nicole Kidman trailer trash thing was WAY overdone. I realize it's acting, but Anthony Hopkins is really black? c'mon! A black boxing champion finds a future as a Jewish English professor? The killer gets away? The writer walks away from the killer and promises to send him a copy of his novel? I could see where the book could have been good. It's an interesting story. I suppose a black guy pretending to be Jewish could pick up an English accent, but it just went beyond my suspension of disbelief. I DID like the reminiscences of 1998. Funny how nostalgia is continually compressing :)