Reservation Road 2007
- Director: Terry George
- Seen by this director: Hotel Rwanda, Some Mother’s Son
- Based on the story by Harry Bates
- Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly, Mark Ruffalo, Elle Fanning, Antoni Corone, Mira Sorvino, Gary Kohn, John Slattery
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor/actress in:
- Joaquin Phoenix - Joker, Two Lovers, Walk the Line, Hotel Rwanda, Gladiator
- Jennifer Connelly
- American Pastoral, Alita Battle Angel, Winter’s
Tale, A Beautiful Mind, Creation, He’s Just Not That Into You, The Day the
Earth Stood Still, House of Sand and Fog, Blood Diamond, Pollack, Requiem for a
Dream, Labyrinth
- Mark Ruffalo - Avengers, Shutter Island, The Kids Are All Right,
Zodiac, Rumour Has It, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, My Life without
Me
- Elle Fanning – Maleficent, Ginger & Rosa, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,
Babel, I Am Sam
- Mira Sorvino – Lulu on the Bridge, Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, Beautiful
Girls
- John Slattery – Mad Men, Mona Lisa’s Smile, Station Agent
- Why bought: The cast
- Seen: 16 April 2022
A little boy is killed in a hit and run by a service
station on the dark and rainy Reservation Road with the boy’s parents and
little sister as witnesses.
The driver is a divorced dad bringing his son home late
from a Red Sox game to a furious ex-wife.
The film follows the grieving family (Phoenix, Connelly
and Fanning) as well as the guilt-ridden driver Dwight (Ruffalo). Then comes
the twist. The parents hire a lawyer to pressure the cops to find the killer
and bring him to justice. That lawyer is…Dwight.
It’s an unusual cat-and-mouse thriller. With tragedy
in the background the suspense is especially poignant.
The acting is compelling and Ruffalo is outstanding.
4* of 5.
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