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  • saurabh
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2005
    • 329

    Reservation Road

    Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by John Burnham Schwartz, a tale of anger, revenge, and great courage, the film follows two fathers as their families and lives converge.

    On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner (Joaquin Phoenix), his wife Grace (Jennifer Connelly), and their daughter Emma (Elle Fanning) are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh (Sean Curley) is playing cello – beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever.

    On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) and his 11-year-old son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) are attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the Red Sox, is playing – and, hopefully, heading for the World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas’ mother Ruth Wheldon (Mira Sorvino), Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road.

    The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan – the only witness – is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives.

    It was an Interesting watch. :T
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  • George Bellefontaine
    Moderator Emeritus
    • Jan 2001
    • 7637

    #2
    Sounds like powerful stuff. I'll look for it next time I'm at Blockbuster.
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    • Chris D
      Moderator Emeritus
      • Dec 2000
      • 16877

      #3
      You make it sound good, man. I'll take a watch. Heck, I'll watch ANYTHING with Jennifer Connelly in it, too.
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      • littlesaint
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2007
        • 823

        #4
        So was the marketing bad for this or is there a catch? I believe this was one of the worst performing films at the box office for 2007. Something like $100K total.

        Sounds like good stuff though.
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        • George Bellefontaine
          Moderator Emeritus
          • Jan 2001
          • 7637

          #5
          Originally posted by littlesaint
          So was the marketing bad for this or is there a catch? I believe this was one of the worst performing films at the box office for 2007. Something like $100K total.
          Yeah, sometimes marketing blows it, or there's just not enough explosions...
          If I chose movies by going by boxoffice figures, I would have missed a lot of terrific films.
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          • George Bellefontaine
            Moderator Emeritus
            • Jan 2001
            • 7637

            #6
            Reservation Road

            For whatever reason, this film fared poorly at the boxoffice and critics were lukewarm in their assessment of the film. I found it to be an extraordinarily well acted and powerful drama about people and how mistakes can ruin their lives. I guess films about ordinary people in crisis just don't fly anymore. Too bad, because I'm sure there was a time when a film like this would have gotten Oscar attention.

            You may want to rent it if you like character-driven films. I really liked it and give it a big :T
            Last edited by George Bellefontaine; 05 August 2008, 11:03 Tuesday.
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            • Chris D
              Moderator Emeritus
              • Dec 2000
              • 16877

              #7
              Thanks George, I always appreciate the suggestions and will add it to the Netflix queue. And heck, I'll watch ANYTHING with Jennifer Connelly.
              CHRIS

              Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
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              • Kevin P
                Member
                • Aug 2000
                • 10808

                #8
                The two Reservation Road threads have been merged into one.

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