Reviewed by James Scarborough
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
- 3/21/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by James Scarborough
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
- 3/21/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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