Ian Holm,
Maury Chaykin,
Sarah Polley,
Simon Baker - II,
Alberta Watson
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A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town'schildren. A lawyer (Ian Holm) visits the victims' parents in order to profit fromthe tragedy by stirring up the their...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 26, 1998
Stats: 621 reviews
What could have been one of those sickly Hollywood films where a Lawyer seeks compensation for the downtrodden, is instead a harsh and unflinching critique of human nature. Holm is excellent as a lawyer that has lost his daughter to drugs and as his own kind of retribution, he tr...( read more)
This is an evidently well-crafted film... so much so that I almost feel like I should spend the whole movie pointing that out and not watching it. That may in fact be Atom Egoyan's biggest downfall: he's so busy showing everyone just how brilliant he is that he doesn't really foc...( read more)
Thought-provoking script and a very good movie. Combining the story of the devastation that is caused when most of a small town's children die in an accident and questionable relationships between two of the main characters and their daughters.
Watch it if you can.
so simple, another great canadian production, tells the story of a small town and its inhabiters who after a horrific school bus crash try to cope with their losses and rebuild their lives. A young Sarah Polley is magnificent, actiing and singing what a talent
Breathtaking scenes, simple story line, definitely one of the best music selections I've ever heard, perfect acting. the piper side story and the sound of Nicole was so astonishing that I cried a little every single time she read. a must see.
PAN AND SCAN. Su gran logro es generar una atmósfera de desolación y pérdida, dentro de la cual las subhistorias se hilvanan en un todo conmovedor. Sin embargo, pierde el rastro de algunas de esas hebras y, peor, su testimonio clímax, aunque lleva su mensaje con poder, causa seri...( read more)
This is an outstanding drama with two great performances by Ian Holm and Sarah Polley. The director lets the story unfold in a nonlinear fashion that adds to the film. I highly recommend this film.
Egoyan's gloomy, contemplative study of loss and its effect on a community is not without faults, despite its unanimous praise from critics. It is a beautiful script full of subtext and truth, and the amount of levels brought to the story is really admirable. Egoyan directs his p...( read more)
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