Archive for March 21st, 2010

Short Take: Contrived and unoriginal

Director: Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland, The Sopranos)

Screenwriter: Will Fetters (Début)

Cast: Robert Pattinson (Twilight: New Moon, Little Ashes), Emilie de Ravin (Lost, The Hills Have Eyes), Tate Ellington (Red Hook, The Invention of Lying), Ruby Jerins (Shutter Island, Nurse Jackie), Chris Cooper (The Kingdom, Breach), Pierce Brosnan (The Ghost Writer, Mamma Mia!)

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Synopsis: Tyler Hawkins (Pattinson) is a disaffected young NYU student looking for direction.  After being wrongfully assaulted by a cop (Cooper), Tyler’s friend Aidan (Ellington) encourages him to get revenge by bedding and then breaking up with the cop’s daughter Ally (de Ravin).  However, Tyler soon falls for her and their connection helps both of them deal with past traumas. Read the rest of this entry »