Ben Shenkman, Brian Tarantina, David Patrick Kelly

A tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey t...( read more  read more... )o reclaim the power she has lost. Greta is a sharp, spunky editor who is rotten "with ambition" despite her own intentions. To spite the hated infidel ways of her father, she has settled into a complacent relationship and is struggling (not too hard) with issues of fidelity to her kind but unexciting husband. Finally Paula, who ran away from home and got pregnant, is now in a relationship she doesn't want. She's a troubled young woman who takes off on a journey with a hitchhiker after a strange, fateful encounter on a New York street.

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Rebecca Miller

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003

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  • August 26, 2007
    It was intriguing to watch each story unfold and see the decision each character is faced with. You get a little back story on the character and watch them go through everything they need to in order to make that decision. True, there doesn't really seem to be much of a plot no...( read more)r do the stories really tie into each other (although there is some speculation that they do). I really enjoyed this, kinda like peaking into someone's real life struggles and learning something about yourself in the process. Not everyone will come away with this feeling but I did. It was cool to see Kyra in a role where she was so vulnerable and gritty. Very sexy!
  • April 4, 2009
    Great work by all three actresses and often movies with seperate stories bother me.
  • April 4, 2009
    çok kötü degildi ama, iyi de sayilmaz.
  • February 11, 2009
    Sundance 02' Grand Jury Prize
  • August 8, 2007
    superbemfeitinho. câmeras digitais sacolejantes com efeito "olha-só-o-que-eu-fiz-com-50-dólares". o mundo não despreza este filme tanto quanto eu achava (vendo pelas estrelinhas abaixo).
  • May 6, 2007
    hmm... I'm curious.. I notice that the second story ties in with the third (Parker Posey turns off the news which has a story on the hit and run).. and I seem to recall that Kyra Sedgwick's character hears it as well, but what exactly IS the connection between them? Was the guy...( read more) that was killed the husband of the first one?... he looked familiar, but I couldn't tell.. if the third story was the tie in.. why make it last?.. I don't know..

    Seperately the stories are very intriguing.. I can understand where each character is coming from.. I feel for all of them.. each has a choice to make, and they do..
  • March 15, 2007
    The 3 main actresses are among some of my favorite to watch, but it never really engaged me.
  • January 23, 2007
    Does this movie have a real point? I mean, I know it's full of lessons and real life and morals and all that required crap, but is there any sort of plot whatsoever? It was really good, easy to watch, gritty, and real, almost like it was made with a home video camera, but I reall...( read more)y don't see what it was trying to achieve. The summary makes it seem like an epic movie that involves lots of self-growth and general character development, but we see none of that in this much too short movie. The only character we see go through something that has both a problem and a solution is Kevin (played by the talented Lou Taylor Pucci).
  • January 16, 2007
    kyra sedgwick was bad in this. parker posey is ok. but the best is lou pucci he plays the runaway kid.

Critic Reviews


December 13, 2002
David Edelstein, Slate

If the movie is finally stuck halfway been cinema and prose, Miller proves that it's not an unfertile place to linger. full review

December 6, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Those wondering if movies still have power to shock need only watch the first few minutes of Rebecca Miller's lovely, free-swinging film Personal Velocity. full review

December 6, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

A hit-and-miss affair. full review

December 6, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

My thoughts were focused on the characters. That is a compliment to Kuras and Miller. If I had been thinking about the visual medium, they would have been doing something wrong. full review

December 6, 2002
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified, sold-out concept on the American filmmaking scene. full review

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