Tenderness (2009) 5.5
A policeman works to figure out whether a violent teen murdered his family. Director:John Polson |
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Tenderness (2009) 5.5
A policeman works to figure out whether a violent teen murdered his family. Director:John Polson |
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| Russell Crowe | ... |
Lt. Cristofuoro
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| Jon Foster | ... |
Eric Poole
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| Sophie Traub | ... |
Lori
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| Laura Dern | ... |
Aunt Teresa
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| Alexis Dziena | ... | ||
| Arija Bareikis | ... |
Marsha
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| Tim Hopper | ... |
Dan Komenko
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Vivienne Benesch | ... |
Lisa Komenko
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Brian Patrick Russell | ... |
Facility Director
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Lou Sumrall | ... |
Cafeteria Guard
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| Tanya Clarke | ... |
Jackie Cristofuoro
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| Michael Kelly | ... |
Gary
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| Lee R. Sellars | ... |
Sam
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Matt Pepper | ... |
Ben
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Saul Stein | ... |
Another Guard
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Three lives. Buffalo detective Lt. Cristofuoro, whose catatonic wife is in hospital, takes a special interest in Eric Komenko, a juvenile who killed his parents and will be freed on his 18th birthday. So has Lori Cranston, 15 or 16, her body fully developed and the object of lust by her boss and her mother's new boyfriend. She keeps a scrapbook about Eric, and when he's released from custody, she hides in the backseat of his car, insisting he take her with him on a trip toward Albany where he's planning to meet a girl. Cristofuoro is certain Eric will kill again, so he follows. It's clear early on that Cristofuoro's probably right, but what's Lori's motivation? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I love Russell Crowe. The guy who plays Eric is pretty cute and a good actor. So, one star for each of them: but, even Oscar-winner Russell Crowe couldn't save this one.
The supposed chemistry between Lori & Eric just didn't work for me. The sub-plot with the Detective and his wife wasn't fleshed out enough to make me care.
On the plus side, The cinematography was gorgeous and the cast definitely can act. However, the pace is PAINFULLY slow for a thriller. And (no spoilers) the ending was a bit anti-climatic.
I just kept wishing it would end which, gladly, it finally did.