This stagnant relationship is transformed when Fisk Junior cultivates a friendship with an eccentric clergyman called Dean Spanley (Sam Neil). The Dean apparently believes in reincarnation and, when plied with a rare Hungarian digestif, will unconsciously drift into his past life. The skill of DEAN SPANLEY is that its subject matter is patently absurd and yet the poker straight performance of Sam Neil in the title role and the reactions from Northam and O'Toole completely sell it to us. However the fact that the film takes so long to patiently create a credible platform for the final revelation makes the first hour of this film desperately slow moving, and does rather call into question whether the final emotional pay-off was worth the wait.
DEAN SPANLEY played Toronto and London 2008.
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