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A literary drama offering the parallel tales of two wounded souls, director Mehdi Norowzian's tale of redemption and the struggle to find one's place in life finds an ex-convict's correspondence with a young boy offering hope for the future despite the fact that the boy has yet to find his own place in the world. Believing that her husband has been unfaithful, Mary Bloom (Elisabeth Shue) embarks on an affair with a young handyman (Justin Chambers) that results in her pregnancy. Racked with guilt
Jan 1, 2002 Wide
May 18, 2004
First Look Pictures
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A well-written drama of psychological depth but diminishing returns.
The plot simmers along nicely, dipping and weaving between the two storylines with grace and style.
Newcomer Mehdi Norowzian delivers a flawed film that is nonetheless entertaining.
it will have even art house regulars rolling their eyes.
An overheated pot-boiler that plays like ersatz William Faulkner.
*** (out of four) A nice, but distant and morose drama that features a nice performance from Joseph Fiennes. More could have been done with it, but it still is worthwhile. Fiennes plays a man leaving prison. He hopes to turn his life around. His first task is to find, Leo, the boy who has been writing him while in
August 25, 2010
FIENNES IS QUITE GOOD. INTERESTING STORY, NICELY DONE, BUT JUST LACKS PUNCH.
September 11, 2004
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