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Best Friends, Dark SecretsPlot:
Nine former schoolmates, staying at a secluded mountain cabin for a reunion, try to figure out why one... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Cardiac Arrest - Cadaverous Presence (Musick Review) (From Fangoria. 15 May 2009, 6:41 PM, PDT)
"The Giving Tree"
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An unusual mix of comedy and dark reality moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christina Applegate | ... | Emily |
 | Justin Lazard | ... | T.J. |
 | Johnathon Schaech | ... | James |
| Moon Unit Zappa | ... | Alex |
 | Molly Ringwald | ... | Penelope |
| Tiffany Salerno | ... | Zoey |
| Leslie Horan | ... | Sara |
 | James C. Victor | ... | Jules |
| Brad Harrison | ... | Harrison |
| Stephen Lisk | ... | Zack |
| Paul Gleason | ... | Mr. Forrester |
| Judee Morton | ... | Mrs. Forrester (as Judith Fraser) |
 | Joel West | ... | Kyle |
| Alan Marshall | ... | Tate |
| Gina Salerno | ... | Checker |
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Brutal Truth (USA) (DVD title)Shaded Places (USA) (alternative title)
The Brutal Truth (UK) (video title)
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Rated R for strong language, sexuality, a scene of sexual assault and drug content.Parents Guide:
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I thought this was a good movie. I thought the acting was good for the most part and I really liked the soundtrack. I found the movie to be an unusual mix of light comedy about a group of old friends getting together with their various personality clashes contrasted against a look at the dark realities of the existence of pure evil in this world. But the movie also had a dramatic side as well. The violence in this movie was very hard to watch but needed to be shown to help viewers understand what happens to Emily. I think the main message of the movie is that some good can come out of even the most horrible things. The movie was also trying to show that although you can never be completely protected from the existence of evil in the world, you have to continue on and search for the goodness in the world. I gave this movie an 8 out of 10.