Decent Canadian thriller about four days in the life of a teenager on the lam. Kevin Zegers stars as Simon, a normal teenager leading a seemingly normal life. His life is turned upside down when he learns that his father is actually a thief. When his father’s last heist goes bad, Simon finds himself on the run with a bag full of loot. Enter Crystal Ball (Lolita Davidovich), a woman on the run from her vindictive husband. When Crystal picks up Simon, she takes him for the ride of his life as the duo try to outrun various bad guys. The cast does a decent job of holding what is basically a road trip together, with Davidovich and Zegers displaying depth and understanding of their situation. (Paramount)
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Upon hearing of her mother’s death, jaded teenage loner Purslane Hominy Will returns to New Orleans for the first time in years, ready to reclaim her childhood home. Expecting to find her late mother’s house abandoned, Pursy is shocked to discover that it is inhabited by two of her mother’s friends: Bobby Long, a former literature professor, and his young protégé, Lawson Pines. These broken men, whose lives took a wrong turn years before, have been firmly rooted in the dilapidated house for years, encouraged only by Lawson’s faltering ambitions to write a novel about Bobby Long’s life Read the rest of this entry »