Stunde der Bewährung (1978)

Stunde der Bewährung: Directed by Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman. With Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton. After being released on parole, a career burglar assaults his former probation officer, returns to a life of crime, and goes on the run.

“u0026quot;Straight Time,u0026quot; hoisted high by a brilliant and dexterous performance by Dustin Hoffman, pulls off a very unusual trick: Itu0026#39;s one of the only movies in memory where a character we fully identify with turns out to not be such a good guy – and stays that way. u0026quot;Straight Timeu0026quot; begins on Maxu0026#39;s (Hoffman) side and shows us what appears to be a handsome, wounded soul suffering at the hands of an injustice legal system. But Max turns out to be no angel, and yet through the very end, we care about his fortunes and want things to work out for him. Itu0026#39;s a brave and gritty role, and Hoffman, on screen the entire film, embodies it. Compare u0026quot;Straight Timeu0026quot; to u0026quot;Monster,u0026quot; and see that Lee Wuornos and Max Deblor are cousins. Both characters are labyrinthine in their depth, and both actors find the perfect pitch.”