Frierich's hook is, well, killer. And Woods is patient with his story, letting small glances and tiny actions speak volumes.
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07/31/09
Fragments (2009)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:13
Rotten:17
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Sensitive but not insightful, Fragments pieces an ensemble together in the same way Crash did but without the gravitas.
Theatrical Release:Jul 31, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, and Josh Hutcherson star as people whose lives change dramatically after they share in a traumatic event at a diner. Based on the novel... [More]
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Forest Whitaker
Director: Rowan Woods
Reviews for Fragments
[A] well acted ensemble piece that I think you should see.
08/10/09
It is intriguing, the premise. But, in fact, you're not given quite enough access to situations or characters to really get an involvement with the film.
07/08/09
I'm making it sound very grim and depressing, but miraculously it's not. The interlocking sections are beautifully constructed, and in a large and notable ensemble cast, the performances are vivid and convincing. The children are especially good.
07/17/09
Vividly conveys the sorrow and suffering brought into the lives of five individuals by a man with a gun and his act of random violence.
07/31/09
Considering the talent involved in Winged Creatures, it's a pity that the movie never manages to fly above your average Hallmark drama.
07/07/09
But if it's not up there with The Boys, Winged Creatures is still a film which can make you think about the ongoing consequences of America's gun culture.
07/10/09
A harrowing examination of the metaphysical harm inflicted by gun massacres.
07/28/09
Each character's unique journey towards processing their shared horrific experience is handled with sensitivity and honesty.
07/08/09
As an examination into the way trauma affects different people it’s intriguing yet at times rather baffling.
07/08/09
It’s a worthy effort, and Woods pieces the parts together with skill and sensitivity. But, perhaps weighed down too heavily by its subject matter, Winged Creatures never takes flight.
07/06/09
There's a miserable sense of a country that's terminally sick in the head and spirit. It's a tiresome idea, no matter how well the actors play it.
07/17/09
A well-directed tense drama with a terrific cast, it is an old-fashioned, no-nonsense film with no special effects that relies on acting and script.
08/07/09
An unconventional film in which traditional story resolutions (plural because several would be needed) are not forthcoming
07/04/09
The film is quite literally fragmented. Too much story -- and too little about each character.
08/10/09
The grand statement it wants to make plays shallow instead of deep, leaving the film too weak-kneed to carry the weight of its broken world.
08/07/09
Crash's Best Picture Oscar win helped jump-start a wave of self-deluded ensemble imitators who seem to feel that overt emotionalism ladled over a loosely connected narrative is a surefire sign of Important Filmmaking. Witness Fragments.
08/04/09
Yet another example of an undeniable truth in drama -- without the right screenplay, the best cast in the world can't make a film worth seeing.
07/30/09
Even as it makes a show of complexity Fragments seems determined to pull together its various story strands.
08/06/09
The hell that Paul Haggis hath wrought grows exponentially by the day.
07/30/09
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