Directed by:
Rowan WoodsScreenplay:
Roy FreirichCinematography:
Eric Alan EdwardsComposer:
Marcelo ZarvosCast:
Jackie Earle Haley, Dakota Fanning, Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce, Kevin Durand, Forest Whitaker, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Josh Hutcherson, Embeth Davidtz (more)Plots(1)
The early morning tranquillity of a diner is shattered when a lone gunman opens fire, killing innocent people and changing lives forever. The survivors include waitress Carla (Kate Beckinsale), a single mum struggling to cope; 13-year-old Anne (Dakota Fanning), who turns to God to explain the murder of her father; Dr Bruce Laraby (Guy Pearce) who suffers a loss of confidence with devastating implications; and Charlie Archenault and his daughter Kathy (Academy Award winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson) must confront his compulsive gambling habit in order to repair their relationship. All are trying to rebuild their lives yet find themselves transforming in the most unexpected ways. (Icon Home Entertainment)
(more)Reviews (3)
It's not very inventively filmed, but it certainly serves its purpose. The contradictions, the emptiness, the distrust in rediscovering oneself, the obscuring of the truth to ease the pain... Emotionally, a pretty relentless film with the excellent Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker.
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A well-written story of a tragic hero played brilliantly by Forest Whitaker, which was unfortunately not enough. The rest of the plot lines were too clichéd, predictable and almost emotionless for my taste. Perhaps only Guy Pearce and Jackie Earle Haley had something to offer. As always, I liked Zarvos' music and I must praise the gradual revelation of what actually happened in the diner, which the director did a great job with.
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90 minutes of unbelievable emotion. The premise itself is pretty lame and the bland execution doesn't help the final impression, although the actors are obviously trying (the only interesting character is Forest Whitaker). But they are trying in a bad movie.
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