Waking the Dead (R) 7.0

Waking the Dead (2000): A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge. (6.5)

Director: Keith Gordon
Writers: Scott Spencer (novel), Robert Dillon (screenplay)
Stars: Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Hipp

Two people who have opposite leanings in their political thinking fall for each other. But the important parts of the story are told as flashbacks. Perhaps that is a mistake in the storytelling. We get interrupted quite frequently just when emotions of the flashback scenes build up. Maybe the intention was to create a doubt about the death, but that takes away the flow of the movie. Connelly and Crudup are perfect for the roles and they do have a nice chemistry. The low budget nature of the film shows in some scenes when the main actors are almost alone and there are no extras in the background. The story is good. The audience should have been allowed more time to make connections with the characters. My Rating: 7.0