THE PLEDGE (2001) - ♦♦♦

Directed by - Sean Penn

Written by - Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary-Olson Kromolowski (based on a novel by Frederich Durrenmatt)

Starring - Jack Nicholson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard

"A retired detective, unable to forget the promise he made to the mother of a dead girl to find the killer, is driven to madness by the obsession of catching a monster no one believes is out there. Nicholson stars in the Sean Penn thriller with a slow pace, sometimes dull and lacking energy, other times conveying its compelling nature."

Drama, USA