Laura Linney plays an important third lead that starts to throw doubts into everyone's mind, including the audience's.
We are gradually shown the backstory through their interviews, and another story builds as the reporter chases down new leads, including missing video evidence. Based on fact about a death row inmate who had been famous as a death row protester, the core of the movie is how a young reporter (a convincing Kate Winslet) interviews the inmate (an equally convincing Kevin Spacey) in the days before his scheduled execution. The Life of David Gale (2003) Whether you are pro or anti death penalty, there's not getting past the sensational, brave, and maybe insane elements of this story.
