This tale of two old friends reunited on opposite sides of the parole officer's desk caused Jack to dub it "the most languidly-paced thriller ever" and had me checking the time before it was half over. More interested in character than plot, director/writer John Sayles (I haven't seen his two Oscar-nominated screenplays Passion Fish (1992) nor Lone Star (1996), but can vouch for his excellence in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979), Lianna (1983), The Brother from Another Planet (1984), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Sunshine State (2002), and particularly Casa de los babys (2003)) has long been able to show us folks other than those from his own white privileged background, but this one suffers. Starring Lisagay Hamilton (last blogged in The Soloist) and Yolonda Ross (she's been in many projects I've seen but she didn't look familiar--she is nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for this role) as the officer and her friend, respectively, and Edward James Olmos (covered in 2 Guns) as a disgraced cop helping them.
Stalwart Sayles fans will want to see this, playing in limited runs around the country and available now for pre-order on the same site. Rottentomatoes: 65% critics, 45 audiences. No big surprise.
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