Two traumatized planecrash survivors, played by Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez, teach each other how to live again. It sounds like one of those inspirational made-for-TV weepies you'd rush to avoid. But Fearless resists glib categorization. Despite a few lapses into cliché, this darkly comic and emotionally bruising film is alive with fresh provocations. It's an original.

There's a notable resistance to pandering in the trenchant debut script by Rafael Yglesias, adapted from his 1993 novel. And…

Fearless

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Two traumatized planecrash survivors, played by Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez, teach each other how to live again. It sounds like one of those inspirational made-for-TV weepies you'd rush to avoid. But Fearless resists glib categorization. Despite a few lapses into clichT, this darkly comic and emotionally bruising film is alive with fresh provocations. It's an original.

There's a notable resistance to pandering in the trenchant debut script by Rafael Yglesias, adapted from his…