Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Uma Thurman | ... | Diana (Adult) | |
Evan Rachel Wood | ... | Diana (Teen) | |
Eva Amurri Martino | ... | Maureen (as Eva Amurri) | |
Gabrielle Brennan | ... | Emma | |
Brett Cullen | ... | Paul | |
Oscar Isaac | ... | Marcus | |
Jack Gilpin | ... | Mr. McCleod | |
Maggie Lacey | ... | Amanda (Adult) | |
John Magaro | ... | Michael Patrick | |
Lynn Cohen | ... | Sister Beatrice | |
Nathalie Paulding | ... | Amanda (Teen) (as Nathalie Nicole Paulding) | |
Molly Price | ... | Diana's Mother | |
Oliver Solomon | ... | Detective | |
Anna Moore | ... | Blonde Student (as Anna Renee Moore) | |
Isabel Keating | ... | Maureen's Mother |
A dramatic thriller about Diana, a suburban wife and mother who begins to question her seemingly perfect life--and perhaps her sanity--on the 15th anniversary of a tragic high school shooting. In flashbacks, Diana is a vibrant high schooler who, with her shy best friend Maureen, plot typical teenage strategies--cutting class,fantasizing about boys--and vow to leave their sleepy suburb at the first opportunity. The older Diana, however, is haunted by the increasingly strained relationship she had with Maureen as day of the school shooting approached. These memories disrupt the idyllic life she's now leading with her professor husband Paul and their young daughter Emma. As older Diana's life begins to unravel and younger Diana gets closer and closer to the fatal day, a deeper mystery slowly unravels. Written by Marisa_Gabriella
I was expecting a lot more. House of Sand and Fog was brilliant, but Perelman loses it in his second film, but it really isn't him that hurts the film the most, although he does lose himself in the imagery a little but. Most of the flaws of the film can be attributed to the screenplay, It never fully meshes. Also the plot twist at the end completely ruins what we have seen, which isn't far above mediocre as is. There are, though a couple of good things about the film. Most notably the performances by Wood and Amurri. They are natural and wonderful. They almost make the film worth watching. The cinematography is also rather beautiful, in fact almost too much so for the film. It makes it seem even more artificial.