Reservation Road (2007)

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Studio: Focus Features Studio: Focus Features
Rating: R
Release Date: Oct 19, 2007
Running Time: 102 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
director: Terry George
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A tale of anger, revenge, and courage that follows two fathers as their families and lives converge. On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh, the pride of the family, is playing cello--beautifully, as usual. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno and his 11-year-old son Lucas are attending a pivotal baseball game. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his Lucas' mother, his ex-wife Ruth, Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan--the only witness--is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways...as do Grace and Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives.
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - October 18, 2007
Even the best actors -- and I'd rank Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo among their generation's finest -- can't save a movie that aims for tragedy but stalls at soap opera. Directed by Terry George from a novel by John Burnham Schwartz, the film concerns a hit-and-run that shatters two families. Phoenix plays the father who sees a car slam into his ten-year-old son. Ruffalo is the driver who flees the scene and hides his trail when the child dies. Jennifer Connelly and Mira Sorvino portray wives… Continued
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If it weren't for a few powerful performances from an A-list cast, Reservation Road would venture dangerously close to soapy movie-of-the-week territory.

Story

Reservation Road zeros in on a parent's worst nightmare--the loss of a child. In this case, it's when college professor Ethan Learner (Joaquin Phoenix) and his wife Grace (Jennifer Connelly) lose their 10-year-old son in a hit-and-run accident. The driver of the car is Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo), a local lawyer who panics and races away… Continued

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Director
Ethan Learner
Dwight Arno
Grace Learner
Ruth Wheldon
Emma Learner
Lucas Arno
Josh Learner
Cello Player
Elegant Parent
Jimmy McBride
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Executive Producer
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