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Levity, 2003

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Morgan Freeman

Directed by: Ed Solomon

Written by: Ed Solomon

Language: English

Country: USA, France

Runtime: 100 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.4

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The mood of Levity is contemplative, touching, and emotional. The plot centers around rehabilitation, going straight, and media. It is a drama and crime movie. Stylistically, Levity includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It happens in contemporary times.

Summary of Levity

Billy Bob Thornton stars in Levity as Manual Jordan, an ex-con recently released from a 21-year jail sentence, who is seeking redemption from Adele Easley (Holly Hunter), the sister of the guy he murdered. His mild manner and passivity make him immune to the new freedoms he'll experience outside of jail, and so his release seems like more of a punishment than a reward. By a stroke of luck he meets a spiritual man (Morgan Freeman) who runs a soup kitchen and community center. He is given a job as a parking attendant for the nearby nightclub. This job is the catalyst that brings him in touch with a young girl, Sofia (Kirsten Dunst), whose difficult home life has turned her into a self-destructive wreck, wasting her life on booze and drugs. However, her faith is restored by Manual's gentle way of looking out for her. Little by little, Manual's goodness--the result of years of guilt spent reflecting on his crime in prison--casts a ray of new light on everyone involved, including the young and troubled son of Adele. The strong cast of director Ed Solomon's debut all turn in superb, understated performances and the snowy Chicago streets and moody acoustic soundtrack add a chilling gravity to the very moralistic, Christian plot of this genuine film.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA, France
Release date:	16 January 2003
Runtime:	100 min

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Billy Bob Thornton

as Manuel Jordan

Morgan Freeman

as Miles Evans

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Billy Bob Thornton in Levity (2003)

Director Ed Solomon and Holly Hunter on the set of Levity (2003)

Billy Bob Thornton in Levity (2003)

Kirsten Dunst in Levity (2003)

Kirsten Dunst and director Ed Solomon on the set of Levity (2003)

Holly Hunter in Levity (2003)

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USA Today

It's an intriguing movie, and Thornton's performance is both fascinating and maddening. Full Review

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by: Claudia Puig

Chicago Tribune

A film of almost paralyzing gravity and large ambitions that, almost inevitably, it can't quite meet. Full Review

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by: Michael Wilmington

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SPOILER ALERT...... A not so simple story made interesting by the characters and environment. Billy Bob Thornton is the unconventional lead character. Billy Bob's understated performance accurately captures the emotions of this... Read and rate it

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by: Netflowers
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