I was going through my notebook to prepare a Sweeney Todd review when I stumbled across notes for this two-weeks-and-out film from December. That alone should give you an idea of what I thought of The Walker.
What if the American Gigolo were gay and transplanted to present-day D.C.? That would be one way to describe The Walker, the latest flick from Gigolo writer/director Paul Schrader. Woody Harrelson mumbles his way through the role of Carter Page, a Capote-esque escort for powerful Washington wives. He becomes entangled in a murder mystery while protecting one of them (icy Kristin Scott Thomas) and learns he isn’t as welcome as he thought. The Walker feels dated; if not for shoehorned current-events references, the soundtrack and even the bleached film stock would imply a timeframe closer to the first Iraq war.
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