Day Zero (2007)
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20% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
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Three men come face to face with their concerns about war when they're drafted in this independent drama set in the near future. As the United States becomes more deeply mired in wars around the world and the threat of major terrorist attacks looms large, the federal government decides to… More Three men come face to face with their concerns about war when they're drafted in this independent drama set in the near future. As the United States becomes more deeply mired in wars around the world and the threat of major terrorist attacks looms large, the federal government decides to reinstate conscription, and three friends face conflicting emotions as they wait out their last few days before entering the Army under the new draft. George Rifkin (Chris Klein) is a lawyer who has been helping his wife, Molly (Ginnifer Goodwin), get through her recent cancer treatment; he would prefer to stay home with her as she recovers, but despite his legal know-how he can't find a loophole out of his current dilemma. Aaron Feller (Elijah Wood) is a slight and sensitive writer who doesn't feel physically or emotionally prepared to serve in the military, despite his sense of moral obligation, and he turns to a therapist, Dr. Reynolds (Ally Sheedy), to help him cope. And James Dixon (Jon Bernthal) is a cabbie who feels reasonably strong and confident about his future as a soldier until he meets Patricia (Elizabeth Moss), a college student who challenges his beliefs and assumptions about the war and each man's place in it. Day Zero was the first feature film from veteran editor Bryan Gunnar Cole, and received its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bryan Gunnar Cole
- Written By
- Rob Malkani
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 29, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- First Look Studios
Critic Reviews
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Rex Reed, New York Observer
For a hot-button issue movie with a lot of potential for character development, it's slower than Christmas and disappointingly sluggish.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Proves that even the most controversial of topics can be the basis for the dullest indie films.
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Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Truth to be told, it's hard to care.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
If the abysmal reception so far for films about the war in Iraq is any indication, Day Zero is the last thing movie audiences will want to consume.
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Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
As the pals, Elijah Wood, Jon Bernthal, and especially Chris Klein mope around noncommittally, as if it were an upcoming trip to the in-laws' they were dreading -- not a potentially one-way ticket to a war zone.
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Cast
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Elijah Wood
as Feller
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Chris Klein
as Rifkin
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Jon Bernthal
as Dixon
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Ginnifer Goodwin
as Molly
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Elisabeth Moss
as Patricia
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Ally Sheedy
as Dr. Reynolds
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Sofia Vassilieva
as Mara
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Zoe Lister Jones
as Jessica
