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Plot: A series of interwoven storylines that comments on the proliferation of guns in America and its impact on citizens nation-wide. At the start of another day in a Virginia gun store, owner Carl continue...( read more read more... )s to sidestep controversy while running the shop he loves. His newest employee is his granddaughter Mary Ann, a college student pressured to spend a semester in the family business. Despite her misgivings, curiosity overcomes her as she is slowly seduced by the weapons she sells...Across the country in Oregon, Janet is suffering through a television interview marking the third anniversary of her older son's high school shooting rampage and suicide. As a single mother, she worries for her younger son David who is now the same age his brother was when he committed the terrible acts. While dealing with his own rage and grief, David quietly falls for Tally, the new girl in town. Meanwhile, Frank, a middle-aged deputy, watches the interview intently; still haunted by vicious accusations that he could have prevented the tragedy...On Chicago's gritty west side, principal Carl struggles to keep his violent inner-city high school from self destructing. His wife Sara desperately fears for the safety of their young son. When ace student Jay is caught hiding a handgun, both principal and student find themselves facing decisions they never wanted to make.

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  • Not Interested
    MCT:
    April 10, 2008
    This movie is guaranteed to be horrible so here is some Billy Squire for your amusement:

    "Now everybody, have you heard
    If you're in the game, then the stroke's the word
    Don't take no rhythm, don't take no style
    Got a thirst for killin' - grab your vial... "

    First person to name that song will get an invisible bowl of rice. Nothing will stifle hunger like Uncle Ben's invisible rice, homestyle.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 14, 2008
    Esta pelicula no cuaja para mi, creo que se debe a la falta de experiencia tanto en la direccion como en el guion, se siente vacia la mayor parte del tiempo como si le faltara algo, las ideas no llegan a ningun lado, los actores parecen no estar bien dirigidos y se mira la diferencia de quien es actor con experiencia y quien no, para mi la mejor actuacion aqui es la de Marcia Gay Harden; otra cosa que me molesto es la multi fotografia tipo Traffic, debido a que la siento muy pretenciosa y prejuiciosa por momentos, al final no es mala pero si podria haber sido mucho mejor.-
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 28, 2007
    would have done better to focus on one storyline (the one with Marcia Gay Harden) rather than 3, but interesting independent film
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 22, 2007
    Superb acting from Marcia Gay Harden and Chris Marquette. The concept was well-thought out enough: three parallel storylines from every obvious angle of the gun debate. I'm not exactly a fan of convention, but for some reason, not seeing these stories wound tightly enough together didn't sit well with me, most especially since one storyline in particular (the one with Donald Sutherland and Linda Cardellini) was so directionless from start to finish. The messages come clearly across--there was the town recovering from the Columbine-like tragedy, an inner-city youth who feels like he needs a gun to protect himself, and then the girl who finds one of her friends assaulted, and blah, blah, blah. I don't mean to trivilize the issue, but it was just too much and not enough. Good for an afternoon when you're off from work and sick with the flu.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 18, 2007
    Great movie told in the style of connected separated stories, just like Crash, Babel, Traffic. Thatīs about how the americans are affected by the guns use. Itīs got impact and worth in high scale of realism. Decent performances and a shocking ending, but sometimes we feel like wishing it a little bit shorter.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 6, 2007
    Very straighforward stories about people and guns, moving on, facing adversity, etc. Forest Whitaker and Marcia Gay Harden put up their usual good performances. I'm not american, so maybe I'm don't feel so attached or affected by the plot, obviously it's a movie about the american culture...
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 14, 2007
    This movie was amazing!!! All of the actors did an incredible job. A pretty good story line and a great message. Guns are bad... HELLO?
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 21, 2006
    This movie follows in the same footsteps of 2006 Best Picture Winner 'Crash' however it doesn't quite have the same impact that 'Crash' was able to provide. They were similar in that they dealt with human issues that feed on each other in one vicious circle, and both have endings that, although, provide a glimmer of hope, pretty much states that human kind will be the cause of it's own inevitable demise.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 12, 2006
    Nearly similar to Paul Haggis' Crash of interwoven stories, but it fails dramatically to emphasize the different impact guns have on the various classes in America.

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Aric Avelino
  • Genres: Art House & International
  • Released: December 31, 2005
  • DVD Released: August 29, 2006

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