Archive for March 17th, 2010

Short Take: Intriguing, but lacks competence in some areas

Director: Udayan Prasad (Opa!, My Son the Fanatic)

Screenwriter: Erin Dignam (8, Loved, Denial)

Cast: William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Vantage Point), Maria Bello (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Jane Austen Book Club), Kristen Stewart (Twilight: New Moon, Adventureland), Eddie Redmayne (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Savage Grace)

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Synopsis: Brett Hansen (Hurt) has just been released after six years of incarceration when he meets Gordy (Redmayne), an awkward young Native American on his first trip away from the reservation, and Martine (Stewart), a lonely young woman looking for someone to love her.  The trio embarks on a road trip to find Brett’s ex-wife May (Bello).  As the group grows closer, Brett’s past with May is slowly revealed through a series of flashbacks. Read the rest of this entry »