The Mark

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Audience Member Not nearly as controversial as it once was. It couldn’t go to the length of the character being guilty of actual child abuse (he is charged with ‘intent’.) Now it couldn’t be made at all though. But still daring and with a great performance by Whitman. My issue is the hammy performance of Rod Steiger, using a bad Irish accent. It takes place in England. Could they not have found a good Brit actor for this? Did they really think that Steiger (still not an A-List actor) would add box office? Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Audience Member The Mark is a film I was interested in seeing because the lead actor died this year (2020), this was the only film where he was Oscar-nominated and the subject matter. How Guy Green tackled such heavy subject matter about child sexual assault without destroying the cast's career in addition to his own is phenomenal. The film portrays a man named Fuller (Whitman) who has just been released from an institution, where he was convicted for an intent to sexually assault a child, trying to work in accountancy firm and have a romantic adult relationship while also trying to move on from his criminal past. He discusses his new life with a Dr. McNally, played wonderfully by Rod Steiger, who tries to analyse his adjustments outside of prison. The film is at it's best when Fuller and McNally analyse Fuller's perception of the world and the public's perception to a character with his type of criminal past. Whitman's closed and nervous demeanour is played very well against Steiger's more open and truthful character. The film is at its worst when it flashes back to scenes at the institution where there is cliched over-the-too laughing and scenes the scenes between Maria Schell's character and Whitman's character. The closing scene, I feel, was very Hollywood-y, where there had to be a happy ending. I think the film's unique storyline separates it from many other films and therefore makes to more memorable and thought-provoking. How should the public view people who have been involved in cases that relate to child sexual assault? Have they changed? Can they be rehabilitated and forgiven? This film, I believe, successfully answers those questions about whether the past determines your future. I believe it would be very difficult to make this film today due to the need for people charged with this type of crime to be on the Sex Offender's Register, the increased popularity of the internet and no studio wanting to touch such subject matter, where the protagonist was charged with the intent to sexually assault a child, with a ten-foot stick. Whitman lost the Best Actor Oscar to Maria Schell's brother, Maximilian, in Judgement at Nuremberg. Out of the three performance I have seen from that category, I believe Schell's performance was the most deserving followed by Whitman and then Spencer Tracy, who was also nominated for Judgement at Nuremberg. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review steve d The acting is great but this is not a story that needed to be told. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review ashley h The Mark is a decent film. It is about a man who served prison time for intent to molest a child tries to build a new life with the help of a sympathetic psychiatrist. Stuart Whitman and Rod Steiger give good performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Guy Green did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Good work by Whitman in a difficult role. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member well crafted crime drama Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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