Directed by:
Neil BurgerCinematography:
Declan QuinnComposer:
Rolfe KentCast:
Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Peña, Molly Hagan, John Heard, Annie Corley, Kerry Bishé, Sarah Steele, Katherine LaNasa, Kirk B.R. Woller, Scott Jaeck (more)Plots(1)
After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole (Michael Peña) is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiance. But when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servicemen: Cheever (Tim Robbins), an older family man who longs to return to his wife in St. Louis, and Colee (Rachel McAdams), a naive private who's pinned her hopes on connecting with a dead fellow soldier's family. What begins as a short trip unexpectedly evolves into a longer journey. Forced to grapple with old relationships, broken hopes and a country divided over the war, TK, Cheever and Colee discover that home is not quite what they remembered, and that the unlikely companionship they've found might be what matters the most. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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A small film without ambition and without expensive patronage, but with a big heart, a skilful director and a trio of very likeable actors, who fortunately don’t hesitate to "waste their talents" in movies like this. The combination of comedy and drama is excellent, the American pathos is dealt with in the only right way: with humour and self-aware sarcasm, and the dialogues are juicy and don’t hinder the plot in any way. I was a bit sceptical about the longer runtime, but from the first minutes I was swept away by a wave of strangely positive mood, gradually replaced by sincere joy at what a treasure the great people on the screen have found in themselves and in their friendship. But I do see one flaw: Rachel McAdams is so gorgeous, cute, talented and attractive that I’m going to be in love with her for the rest of my life. Maybe fate will smile upon me and she will move with her guitar to Budějovice, who knows... :))) 4* and a great piece.
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