Blu-ray Review – True Confessions

1981's "True Confessions" is a strange entry in the filmographies of stars Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall. Both actors were at the top of their game when they agreed to participate in this adaptation of a John Gregory Dunne novel (he scripts along with Joan Didion), with Duvall coming off "The Great Santini" and "Apocalypse Now," while De Niro was king of the hill after his work on "Raging Bull." Perhaps looking for a change of pace, the stars dial down their normal intensity to take part in "True Confessions," a considered examination of murder, brotherhood, and moral choices. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com