The Keyman (2002)

The Keyman is a sad tale. A tale of loss and death and overwhelming guilt. Following the accidental horrific death of his baby from effectively being roasted alive in a locked car, our main character suffers a breakdown that drives him from his home and onto the streets. He is tortured by what has happened and driven with a passion to find the missing key. The acting is first rate. Casting Adam Baldwin in the lead was a stroke of genius. You find yourself taken along on this journey, sympathising with the lead character. You want him to succeed in his quest, you need him to succeed. The sadness is that this type of accidental death does occur. Why? Because people just don't stop to think. Have a box of tissues ready and to hand because you will weep when you watch this very moving and poignant film.

it made me cry.you can say whatever you want about the writing, the acting, the directing, the production, the music & what-have-you, but the bottom line for me is:it made me cry.also, having dealt with the homeless, i appreciated the extreme realism of the homeless scenes & the characters being portrayed, because whenever an out-of-it homeless person says something particularly brilliant, or insightful (which i've personally witnessed myself dozens of times), it makes you think two things: 1) "man! there's a REAL PERSON inside there!" & 2) "what in the world happened to them to make them like THIS?"i believe this movie answers that question (in a general way) &, for this reason, i'd like to see it shown in all sociology &/or psychology courses, all churches & to every single person involved in homeless ministry.because everyone has a story, amen?i also think popeye (tom wright) is the best thing that happened to this movie & i'd love to see a sequel that deals with HIS story.peace & blessings 2 all, barefoot Christian <><

After first viewing The Gunman, I went searching for more movies by Daniel Millican. After viewing Keyman, which I believe is Millican's best work yet, my outlook on family, human nature and society making judgements on one another based on appearances alone has changed completely. The story was heart-wrenching, thought-provoking and has opened lines of communication within our family between parents and teenagers alike. I found the movie entertaining, while at the same time deeply disturbing, a story in contrasts that I would recommend to everyone, particularly parents with children of impressionable age - my daughter has plans to introduce the movie to her high school classmates through in-class viewing with discussion. Don't miss this one, thank you so much Daniel Millican for sharing your vision.

This movie starts off a little slow, but builds up into a movie that you don't want to end, because if it ends then you have to discover and accept that life is never easy and the pain and emotions of the main character (Adam Baldwin) are raw and never ending, and that the guilt that he carries around with him is with him constantly.a woman helping out at homeless shelter who cannot forget the past and is tortured by itthis movie has plenty of tears but also some laughs with the character called Popeye, he is a friend of Adam Baldwin's character and his own story is sad but life seems to go on for him, and in his own little life he has his own demons to face. i recommend this movie to everyone who enjoys a good movie and also a good cry