The Event (2003)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Thom Fitzgerald

Writers:

Thom Fitzgerald (writer)
Steven Hillyer (written by)

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Go in style.

Plot:

An intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, The Event centers around a series of...

Plot Keywords:

Death | New York | Gay Interest | Trail | Ashes

Awards:

9 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Brent Carver	...	Brian
Olympia Dukakis	...	Lila
Jane Leeves	...	Mona
Parker Posey	...	Nick
Don McKellar	...	Matt
Sarah Polley	...	Dana
Rejean Cournoyer	...	Rory (as Rejean Joseph Cournoyer)
Cynthia Preston	...	Amy
Joanna Adler	...	Gaby (as Joanna P. Adler)
Dick Latessa	...	Uncle Leo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walter Borden
Lucy Decoutere	...	Matt's Upstairs Neighbor
Travis Ferris	...	NYPD Officer
Thom Fitzgerald	...	Vagimar Commecial Director
Glen Grant	...	Andy (as Glen Michael Grant)
Gianna Marciante	...	Lilian
Jaclyn Markowitz	...	Amelia
Vicky McCarty	...	Plate Dancer
Ruth Moore	...	Dr. Fisher
Joan Orenstein	...	Angela DeVivo
Chaz Thorne	...	Chris Devivo
Lawrence Willett	...	Lola
Christina Zorich	...	Judy

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

Canada:114 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:110 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Arkanjel

Movie Connections:

References Terms of Endearment (1983)

Three Women

This is not the kind of thing that attracts me: simple drama. Straight ahead, grinding humanity.

Why would people invest in watching something like this? For engagement, I suppose.

There's engagement in the story, for sure, if you need it. But there is a higher level of engagement in knowing that these players are pouring out their hearts for us.

Sarah Polley is extraordinary, just extraordinary. Olympia has a grace that matters. Parker is less open than usual until the end.

Coming to the event, the man's sister and mother talk about Shirley McLain's performance in "Tears of Endearment." The whole movie revolves around that line, that notion.

The thing is constructed so that there is a movie within the movie — a movie of the event. Something clever.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.