Yet it’s so manipulated that the dramatics come in for some rather mawkish moments and cries of disbelief. It does move beyond a banal soap opera story due mainly to the finely tuned performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo, who convincingly portray grief-stricken fathers who must deal with their pain and are having life-altering experiences trying to get a grip on themselves.
It works and it doesn’t work, depending on how you approach it. ”Ī painfully awkward psychological drama that’s based on a newspaper headline type of story that veers into the higher realm of being a moral parable about redemption. “The pileup of coincidences makes this film inevitably seem like a car wreck…. Schwartz cinematographer: John Lindley editor: Naomi Geraghty music: Mark Isham cast: Joaquin Phoenix (Ethan Learner), Mark Ruffalo (Dwight Arno), Jennifer Connelly (Grace Learner), Mira Sorvino (Ruth Wheldon), Elle Fanning (Emma Learner), Eddie Alderson (Lucas Arno), Sean Curley (Josh Learner), Antoni Corone (Sergeant Burke) Runtime: 102 MPAA Rating: R producers: Nick Wechsler/A. (director/writer: Terry George screenwriters: John Burnham Schwartz/based on the novel by Mr.
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