Ick.  It’s pretty hard to watch a movie with a pedophile (played by Kevin Bacon) as the protagonist, especially when said pedophile is constantly on the verge of relapse.  A bad movie about this topic would be truly horrible, luckily The Woodsman is a very, very good movie, although not one which I’m in a particular mood to watch again (see: Requiem For A Dream).  The fact that Kevin Bacon wasn’t at least nominated for an Oscar for his depiction of the conflicted, unlikable, and compelling pedophile is uttery ridiculous, seriously he’s fantastic.  The scene with him and the little girl in the park is possibly one of the most uncomfortable and excellently acted scenes I’ve ever seen in my life.  I also thought that Mos Def, as a not-entirely by the books cop, was pretty fantastic as well.  The director, Nicole Kassell, makes great use of gray skies and an urban environemnt to paint a start picture of isolation within a city of millions that I feel many urban dwellers are familiar with.  Anyway, fantastic movie, not for the faint hearted…go watch it.