Reservation Road (2007)

Director:

Terry George

Writers (WGA):

John Burnham Schwartz (screenplay) and
Terry George (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 November 2007 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

To find the truth, you have to find who's hiding it.

Plot:

On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital...

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Red Sox | Accident | Investigation | Loss Of Son

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 19

5:45 AM

MAX

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix	...	Ethan Learner
Elle Fanning	...	Emma
Jennifer Connelly	...	Grace Learner
Sean Curley	...	Josh
Samuel Ryan Finn	...	Cello Player
Eddie Alderson	...	Lucas
Mark Ruffalo	...	Dwight Arno
Susan Powell	...	Elegant Parent
Cordell Clyde	...	Jimmy McBride (as Cordell Clyde Lochin)
Antoni Corone	...	Sergeant Burke
Kevin Herbst	...	Driving Trooper
Mira Sorvino	...	Ruth Wheldon
Gary Kohn	...	Norris Wheldon
John Slattery	...	Steve Cutter
Nora Ferrari	...	Nora Fannelli

Also Known As:

Ein einziger Augenblick (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some disturbing images.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:14A | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Hong Kong:IIA | Brazil:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Peru:14 | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Focus Features

Goofs:

Continuity: Johnny Damon is seen batting when Lucas takes a call from his mom. As Dwight (Mark Ruffalo) speaks with her on the phone a crack of the bat is heard. The crowd stands up and watches as Manny Ramirez rounds the bases, presumably after hitting a home run. Johnny Damon is nowhere to be seen.

Quotes:

Lucas: If a man stands in a forest, with no woman around, is he still wrong?
Brain 2: Yes!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-10-20)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Be Thou My Vision

greatly acted, terribly said but unremarkable on the whole

Begins as a sensitive and involving drama guilt but ends up degenerating into a corny story; the cast is good enough but the story gets more and more clichéd. It starts telling the difficulty in coping with a terribly tragic event and describing the fragility of all the characters, that is really felt. The actors bring an intensity to the characters that is really deep. Phoenix and Ruffalo, as well as Connelly, offer a strong emotional foundation that makes them real and genuinely painful. The thing is that coincidences and links between the events are in the end too many and everything risks of falling to pieces, a real pity because the plot was initially very promising.