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Reservation Road [DVD] [2007]
enlarge	Director: Terry George Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning Studio: Universal Pictures UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £2.33 as of 22/11/2009 10:47 GMT details You Save: £13.66 (85%) New (11) Used (4) from £2.33 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 2 reviews Sales Rank: 33923 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 98 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5050582557688 ASIN: B0017T1NUO Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Release Date: July 28, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review After grappling with civil war in iSome Mother's Son/i and iHotel Rwanda/i, Terry George turns to the tranquility of the American suburbs. Based on the novel by John Burnham Schwartz, iReservation Road/i marks a smooth transition into seemingly alien territory. The Northern Irish director first introduces Connecticut professor Ethan (Joaquin Phoenix) and attorney Dwight (Mark Ruffalo). One night, they end up on the same road; Ethan is returning with his wife (Jennifer Connelly) and kids from a school recital, Dwight and his son are heading home after a baseball game. In an instant, Ethan's boy is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Dwight knows what he's done, but doesn't say a word, as he doesn't want to lose custody of his child. Impatient for justice, Ethan becomes convinced the authorities will never solve the case, so he tries to track down the killer himself. Coincidence builds on coincidence--Dwight's ex-wife (Mira Sorvino) teaches Ethan's daughter (Elle Fanning), and Ethan hires Dwight as his lawyer. Just as the attorney-client relationship forces the two men to work together, the script asks the same of these gifted actors. Fortunately, Phoenix and Ruffalo rise to the occasion. That said, movies about grieving parents can be a tough sell. It remains to be seen whether iReservation Road/i will benefit from the success of iIn the Bedroom/i and iMystic River/i--or suffer from the onslaught of cinematic grief. At the very least, it allows more light in at the end of its dark journey into the soul. --iKathleen C. Fennessy/i

Customer Reviews: impressing March 12, 2009 Miss Roberts 0 out of 1 found this review helpful Reservation Road is showing very lifelikely how parents must feel when they loose their child from one minute to another. The story becomes even more dramatic when the hit-and-run driver responsible for her son's death is hiding and lying instead of going to the police and telling the truth. The grief-stricken father (Joaquin Phoenix) is chasing the hit-and-run driver on this own because he feels no support from the police. The mother is acting in a different way, she tries to get on with her life, it seems that she's doing it primarily for the little daughter. br / br /Dwight (Mark Ruffalo), is not strictly a bad person, he is a loving father, and the guilt he is carrying most time of the movie, eventually destroyes his life too. br / br /I felt that all roles were played very well and after seeing the film two times, I'm still very impressed - thought-provoking movie! Raw emotions following hit and run death of a child. January 16, 2009 pointone (Bournemouth UK) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful Reservation Road [2007] br / br /Ethan Learner (Joaquin Phoenix) and wife Grace (Jennifer Connelly) comfortable family existence is shattered when their son Josh is killed by a hit and run driver. br / br /Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) the driver that killed Josh is not drunk or on drugs, he is a sensitive lawyer who is late retuning his son after a days parenting access and is rushing to return his son to his divorced wife. Dwight does not report the incident and as a lawyer is briefed to try and put pressure on the police on the flagging investigation into Josh's death. br / br /This is an intense drama in a very fine screen play, but the film falls short of its potential. br / br /Mark Ruffalo gives a good performance as the conscience stricken Dwight, but surprisingly Phoenix and Connelly just do not seem comfortable in their roles. In the documentary Phoenix says he had difficulty emphasising with the reaction of his character to the tragedy. br / br /Grief is a very difficult emotion to confront unless you have experienced it, and Jennifer Connelly as a mother could not face up to fully understanding the loss of a child. br / br /If only Phoenix and Connelly could have allowed themselves to be carried along with the gut wrenching emotions of the drama this could have been a great film, unfortunately they did not and it falls that essential bit short. br /

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