The Human Stain

2003 "How far would you go to escape the past?"
6.2| 1h46m| R| en| More Info
Released: 31 October 2003 Released
Producted By: Miramax
Country: United States of America
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Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.

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Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
jillkeogh An utter snoozer - the kind of rambling, aimless movie you'd expect to be on the stars' earliest movies resumes, not work they'd perform after being famous. Then again, who can blame them for collecting their $ millions for so little dialogue, effort and acting needed.
Shannon Welsh The Human Stain is a movie that deals with racism and trying to pass for being white in the U.S. Wentworth Miller was a flawless actor in this film. Not only did he play his part well, he was not miscast as Coleman Silk. Coleman Silk is supposed to be a light complexion black American male who can pretend to be a white American man. Wentworth Miller is actually part Black American even though he has Syrian and Russian ancestry in real life. Wentworth Miller is very handsome and I thought Wentworth was a perfect choice for this part. However, I thought the producers should have selected a mixed race actor to play elderly Coleman Silk. Anthony Hopkins is an excellent actor but he was miscast for this role. I do not know who they could have picked, but there are tons of actors always looking for work so why not give someone else a chance? The cinematography was an 8/10. The plot was 7/10. Overall acting from the entire cast 8/10.
Luke Reeves This film was a real treat. I am a great fan of kidman, hopkins, Harris and Sinise, I was a little put off by the reviews, however due to my like towards the key actors, I decided to give it a go.The bad reviews might have taken away any positive expectations I might have had before I watched the film. Thus after watching it I was surprised by how much I had enjoyed it. The film made me take a few moments after to think.I admit there were some slow parts in the film, yet I think they were meant to be there on purpose for they certainly gave me the time to think a little about what I had just seen and heard.There were many great lines in the movie, one stayed with me for some reason, the line was: "Action is the enemy of thought." Afterwards I found out it is a famous quote by Joseph Conrad. (1857-1921) All in all a great film lots of emotion great acting and one to remember. Although it may NOT be a must see before you die film.
Elvis Mantegna A rape of a genial novel. Poor Philip Roth. Even though is hard to adapt such a complex novel, more could be done to highlight the introspection of characters, which has a dominant role in the book and it's totally forgotten in the movie. awful choice of actors/actresses. Delphine should be half her age, as well as Nathan, while the choice of Nicole Kidman, even though her well-known acting skills, should have come together with a facial plastic or the use of special effects of "make-up", which seems to lack in every other character. screenplay odd, wonder if director and screen player actually read the novel, for sure they're not P.R.'s fans and reader.