Charles Oliver's film is a slow-burning thriller, a gutwrenching drama with a fractured narrative, and a long anticipation in search of catharsis. When it finally does come, the results are somehow profoundly underwhelming. Minnie Driver is Ana, a maid, who is struggling to raise...( read more)
Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Coleman
A tale that takes place over two days, one day in the present, and the other one in the past. The film tells the story of two strangers--a struggling mother and a gambling addict--whose lives converge...( read more
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Stats: 99 reviews
Flixster Reviews (99)
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September 23, 2009
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September 11, 2009
choosing what life has to offer you and knowing when to let go.i loved this one.
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July 5, 2009
Perfect cast, perfect cinematography, perfect editing, perfect sound design, perfect score, perfect story, perfect atmosphere, perfect ending (except the take action title)... Perfect movie.
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June 30, 2009
Too bad their lives had to meet in the store. I just had a bad feeling with the kid sitting in the car and the little on taking off his red boots. The ending was not a surprise but he should of opened the truck. Hard to forgive but he was as lost as any child from what his father...( read more)
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March 11, 2009
it took me a while but eventually i thought this was a pretty good movie
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February 10, 2009
Ugh, not another movie with a temporal gimmick that attempts unsuccessfully to make a dull story more interesting. Maybe in another hundred years Hollywood will catch up with Resnais.
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October 22, 2008
minnie driver travels to see the guy who killed her son whos on death row, a flashback sees story of how we get there, a ok story, but good to see jeremy renner, in more, hes up and coming for me
Critic Reviews
A woefully earnest indie about a crime and its aftermath. full review
Oliver's climactic twist merely nullifies any engagement with the characters' prior plights. full review
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