Blu-ray Review – The Executioner’s Song

Tommy Lee Jones has a history of playing intense characters. It's his bread and butter, often going out of his way to play men of limited emotion and short tempers. His gravitational pull to 1982's "The Executioner's Song" isn't surprising, taking on the considerable challenge of portraying murder Gary Gilmore and his bizarre behavioral habits. It's an easy lay-up role that Jones doesn't take lightly, able to find the nuance and burgeoning volatility in the part, consistently making himself the most interesting aspect of this adaptation of a Norman Mailer novel. Without Jones, "The Executioner's Song" wouldn't have much dramatic vigor, often caught leaning on the star to juice up dry scenes.  Read the rest at Blu-ray.com