Director: Keith Gordon

Writer: Robert B. Weide

From a novel by: Kurt Vonnegut

Keywords: Romantic Drama

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alan Arkin	Actor	26-Mar-1934		Catch 22
Kirsten Dunst	Actor	30-Apr-1982		Mary-Jane in Spider-Man
Frankie Faison	Actor	10-Jun-1949		In every Hannibal Lecter film
Henry Gibson	Actor	21-Sep-1935		Laugh-In
John Goodman	Actor	20-Jun-1952		King Ralph
Arye Gross	Actor	17-Mar-1960		Adam Green on Ellen
Sheryl Lee	Actor	22-Apr-1967		Laura Palmer's corpse on Twin Peaks
Nick Nolte	Actor	6-Feb-1941		48 Hours
David Strathairn	Actor	26-Jan-1949		Passion Fish
Kurt Vonnegut	Novelist	11-Nov-1922	11-Apr-2007	Slaughterhouse Five

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 5-Jan-2007)

One of the few movies in existence which stays true to the book, and an excellent book by Kurt Vonnegut at that. The story line as told by the theatrical trailer lays the foundation for an American playwrite-turned-spy for the US during WWII against the Nazis. However, there are two parallel storylines which explore the comfort from being immersed into "true love" and the erie quietness and emptiness of being alone. Just like Vonnegut's books, there is intensity and satire and down right whimsey interlaced in odd moments of the story. The story is told true to the writings of the book, and I actually enjoyed the movie more than the book. This, in my opinion, is the best movie Nolte has starred in. The performances by Alan Arkin, Kirsten Dunst and Sheryl Lee are equally impressive. There is a cameo-like, brief appearance by Frankie Faison which is in the very center of one of the intense-satirical-whimsical moments of the film, one of my favorite parts.

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