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Reservation Road (2007)
Released By: Focus Features   Rating: R   In Theaters: 10/19/2007
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Studio: Focus Features
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Terry George
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.focusfeatures.com/
Theatrical Release: 10/19/2007
Home Video Release: 1/22/2008
Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, John Slattery, Elle Fanning
Published ID: 13069
UPC: 025193344823, 025192042263,
Plot: The lingering weight of tragedy threatens to pull two men under following a harrowing hit-and-run accident in a quiet revenge drama directed by Terry George and starting Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix. When his son is killed in an unsolved hit-and-run accident, a grieving father (Phoenix) spends his waking hours seeking vengeance against the man (Ruffalo) who perpetrated the deadly crime. It was a warm September evening when college professor Ethan Learner (Phoenix), his wife, Grace (Jennifer Connelly), and their daughter, Emma (Elle Fanning), went to see Emma's ten-year-old brother, Josh (Sean Curley), play cello at a recital. As usual, Josh's performance is superb and the rest of his family wells up with pride. Later, a chance stop at a gas station on Reservation Road results in a tragedy that will leave the surviving members of the family forever broken. On that same evening, hours earlier, law associate Dwight Arno (Ruffalo) takes his 11-year-old son, Lucas (Eddie Alderson), to see a Red Sox game. The loving father cherishes the time spent with his young son, and the pair hope to watch their favorite team pave a road to the World Series. When the game ends, Dwight prepares to drop Lucas off with his mother, Ruth (Mira Sorvino) -- who is also Dwight's ex-wife. On the way home, Dwight and Lucas stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, the accident happens in a flash -- so fast that Lucas never even realized what his father had done. But this crime wasn't without a witness, because Ethan watched every horrifying second of the tragedy unfold with his own eyes. As the police are called and the investigation ensues, everyone involved responds to the incident in their own ways, and two grief-stricken fathers are faced with making the hardest decisions of their lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Reservation Road
Added 10/7/2009

Very good movie; excellent direction.
Actual subject that touches our conscience .
Actors were superb.

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"Reservaton Road" is a film everyone should watch
Added 6/15/2009

Joaquin Phoenix is my favorite actor,and "Reservation Road" is another one of his great roles.You can feel his pain,and also the guilt and suffering of Mark Ruffalo,who's also fantastic.I never even heard of this film untill it came out on cable a couple of months ago.
The ending really grabs you."Reservation Road"is a film everyone should watch.This could happen to anyone of us.

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Hit and Miss
Added 4/23/2009

Such a strong premise, but what a weak delivery. There was no chemistry between the cast, Phoenix couldn't have been more miscast, and the plot oversights couldn't have been bigger. For such an intensely tragic event there is virtually no emotional expression, and what little there is comes across melodramatic. Not a particularly strong film for its own merits or as a vanity piece for any of the cast members.
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reservation road review
Added 3/25/2009

this movie was so good and dramatic. mark ruffalo is not recognized enough for his work and joaquin phoenix put a lot of heart into this flick















you can tell he put so much heart into this flick

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Excruciating
Added 2/4/2009

Great plot in this suburban hit-and-run tale that puts two mild-mannered New England guys on a collision path. Mark Ruffalo is ideal as the lawyer who doesn't stop after hitting Joaquin Phoenix's son on a dark road in surburban Connecticut. This is so well done that it seems almost plausible, except the cops would not give up so easily in real life. The most glaring unlikelihood is when a trooper doesn't bother to look in Rufallo's garage during a neighborhood canvas for the crime vehicle. Otherwise, this is top notch movie making.
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