Powder Blue (2009)

Director:

Timothy Linh Bui

Writers:

Timothy Linh Bui (story)
Timothy Linh Bui (writer)

Release Date:

15 October 2009 (Kazakhstan)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Every life has a breaking point

Plot:

Four Los Angelenos -- a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper -- are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.

Plot Keywords:

Mortician | Ex Priest | Christmas Eve | Prostitute | Transsexual

Cast

Jessica Biel	...	Rose Johnny
Eddie Redmayne	...	Qwerty Doolittle
Forest Whitaker	...	Charlie
Ray Liotta	...	Jack Doheny
Lisa Kudrow	...	Sally
Patrick Swayze	...	Velvet Larry
Kris Kristofferson	...	Randall
Alejandro Romero	...	Lexus
Sanaa Lathan	...	Diana
Chandler Canterbury	...	Billy
Jeffery A. Baker	...	Slim (as Jeffery Adam Baker)
Navid Negahban	...	Dr. Brooks
Ravi Patel	...	Sanjay
Billy Wirth	...	David
Don Swayze	...	Bouncer

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

106 min | Germany:115 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Blue Snow Productions

Trivia:

Patrick Swayze's final feature film performance.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: You can see Forest Whitaker's reflection in glass in the scene where he sits next to his wife on the bench, as if the shot has been taken from inside a car.

Quotes:

Qwerty Doolittle: In my profession, I see death every day. Some by accident, some by sickness, but some through despair. These are the ones I wish I could have helped.

Movie Connections:

References Annie Hall (1977)

Soundtrack:

The Werewolf

Decent Drama

I went to the theater tonight expecting something very similar to "The Air I Breathe" and the composition was similar in deed, "Powder Blue" is the story of four people, struggling with themselves and their fates.

However, i must disappoint all users that bashed this movie in advance. The story is captivating, comprehensible and sensitively told and the acting is perfect, something one can expect by looking at the cast.

"Powder Blue" didn't blow me away like TAIB but it is a descent drama with a top cast and a touching though sometimes a bit kitschy and predictable Story.