Monday, September 21, 2015

Reservation Road (2007)


Released October 19th in the US.
Filmed in Connecticut.
The story : One Fall evening , Ethan and Grace Learner along with their young daughter Emma are in attendance to watch their son/brother Josh play along with his music class.
It is a fine evening had by all.
On their way home the Learners decide to stop at a roadside store to use the restroom and get some windshield washer fluid.
While Ethan is inside the store and Grace and their daughter are using the restroom , Josh has decided to go out close to the road to let a jar of fireflies his sister has collected free.
At the same time Dwight , a man who lives not too far from the Learners , is rushing to get his young son home to his mom after a Red Sox game.
Dwight looks away from the road and fumbles with his cell phone.
When he looks up from his phone he realizes he is just about head-on with an on-coming car.
Swerving to avoid hitting the other car , Dwight takes out young Josh injuring his own son in the process.
Scared to death now , Dwight decides to continue on his way to take his son home without stopping to see about Josh.
Stars Joaquin Phoenix , Jennifer Connolly , Elle Fanning , Sean Curley , Mark Ruffalo , Eddie Alderson , Antoni Corone , Mira Sorvino , Gary Kohn , Cordell Clyde , Kevin Herbst 
Directed by Terry George 
Rated R
DEPRESSING DRAMA/MYSTERY

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