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The Best Film of the 1990's, 25 February 2003

Author: David H. Schleicher from New Jersey, USA

Brutally honest, haunting, cold, austere, and elliptical in the unfolding of plot and story, Atom Egoyan's quiet but powerful look at a small Canadian town ripped apart by tragedy and now invaded by an troubled lawyer (played expertly by Ian Holm) looking to make a killing off of their grief, is the most artistic and studied look at the sorrow of everyday people when tragedy befalls them. The scene where Bruce Greenwood's character witnesses the school bus carrying his two children and all the hopes and dreams of a small town skid nonchalantly off an icy road and onto a frozen body of water that can't possibly hold the vehicle's weight is quite possibly the single most chilling, heartwrenching, and gut dropping scene ever put to film. The revelations unearthed during the lawyer's investigation are both quietly disturbing and all too true to life. The intertwining tales of the town's folk and the ultimately heartbroken lawyer are exquisitely handled by Egoyan and leave the viewer feeling the same loss as the characters. Tragedy befalls us all. Luckily, every once in awhile, so does great art.

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