Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ameko Eks Mass Carroll | ... | Nate | |
Thomas Dekker | ... | Ethan | |
Mira Sorvino | ... | Angie | |
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Emma Macgillivray | ... | Rosie |
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Dave Brown | ... | Frank |
Colin A. Campbell | ... | Paul | |
Lynn Collins | ... | Cindy | |
Joseph Morgan | ... | Rusty | |
Greg Lawson | ... | Bill | |
Marty Antonini | ... | Charlie | |
Chris Ippolito | ... | Will | |
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Jonathan Lachlan Stewart | ... | Kyle |
Elizabeth McGovern | ... | Jane | |
Kate Walsh | ... | Roxanne | |
Mathieu Bourassa | ... | Clerk |
With his alcoholic former wife, Cindy, always absent, the young single father, Ethan, is trying his best to bring up his three-year-old son, Nate, all by himself. However, as the father and son embark on a bonding trip in the snow-covered wilderness of the Rocky Mountains, one wrong decision and a momentary lapse of judgment seal Nate's fate, resulting in his disappearance. Now, tragedy and profound guilt divide the close-knit, working-class community of Angels Crest, as the fading boundaries between right and wrong throw the town into confusion. Can the truth set one free? Can there be forgiveness for the terrible mistakes of the past? Written by Nick Riganas
Angel's Crest contains lots of pretty pictures with actors doing bland unmotivated performances. The director spent too much time perfecting the setting instead of working on developing the characters. It was just a lousy adaptation of the novel. Half of the supporting characters should have been left out, so they could have given the main characters something to do besides drinking, smoking, and slowly walking around. Law & Order episodes can do more in 44 minutes than this movie did in 2 hours. Jeremy Piven barely had time to do anything; it felt like he shot his part in two days or something. Lynn Collins was gross and not much else.
It's a pretty looking waste of time that didn't earn it's ending. A typical not-good-enough-for-a-real-release Magnolia presentation.