Reservation Road | 
| Actors: Jennifer Connelly, Susan Powell, John Rothman, John Slattery, Antoni Corone
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 12385
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 62033448
UPC: 025193344823
EAN: 0025193344823
ASIN: B0010KP360
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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After grappling with civil war in Some Mother's Son and Hotel Rwanda, Terry George turns to the tranquility of the American suburbs. Based on the novel by John Burnham Schwartz, Reservation Road marks a smooth transition into seemingly alien territory. The Northern Irish director first introduces Connecticut professor Ethan (Joaquin Phoenix) and attorney Dwight (Mark Ruffalo). One night, they end up on the same road; Ethan is returning with his wife (Jennifer Connelly) and kids from a school recital, Dwight and his son are heading home after a baseball game. In an instant, Ethan's boy is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Dwight knows what he's done, but doesn't say a word, as he doesn't want to lose custody of his child. Impatient for justice, Ethan becomes convinced the authorities will never solve the case, so he tries to track down the killer himself. Coincidence builds on coincidence--Dwight's ex-wife (Mira Sorvino) teaches Ethan's daughter (Elle Fanning), and Ethan hires Dwight as his lawyer. Just as the attorney-client relationship forces the two men to work together, the script asks the same of these gifted actors. Fortunately, Phoenix and Ruffalo rise to the occasion. That said, movies about grieving parents can be a tough sell. It remains to be seen whether Reservation Road will benefit from the success of In the Bedroom and Mystic River--or suffer from the onslaught of cinematic grief. At the very least, it allows more light in at the end of its dark journey into the soul. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Stills from Reservation Road (click for larger image).
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 "Reservaton Road" is a film everyone should watch June 15, 2009
Bob Waskiewicz (Wintersville, Ohio United States)
Joaquin Phoenix is my favorite actor,and "Reservation Road" is another one of his great roles.You can feel his pain,and also the guilt and suffering of Mark Ruffalo,who's also fantastic.I never even heard of this film untill it came out on cable a couple of months ago.
The ending really grabs you."Reservation Road"is a film everyone should watch.This could happen to anyone of us.
 Hit and Miss April 23, 2009
S. K. Harrell (NC)
Such a strong premise, but what a weak delivery. There was no chemistry between the cast, Phoenix couldn't have been more miscast, and the plot oversights couldn't have been bigger. For such an intensely tragic event there is virtually no emotional expression, and what little there is comes across melodramatic. Not a particularly strong film for its own merits or as a vanity piece for any of the cast members.
reservation road review March 25, 2009
CriSis-D.A.B. (mid-west)
this movie was so good and dramatic. mark ruffalo is not recognized enough for his work and joaquin phoenix put a lot of heart into this flick
you can tell he put so much heart into this flick
Excrutiating February 4, 2009
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
Great plot in this suburban hit-and-run tale that puts two mild-mannered New England guys on a collision path. Mark Ruffalo is ideal as the lawyer who doesn't stop after hitting Joaquin Phoenix's son on a dark road in surburban Connecticut. This is so well done that it seems almost plausible, except the cops would not give up so easily in real life. The most glaring unlikelihood is when a trooper doesn't bother to look in Rufallo's garage during a neighborhood canvas for the crime vehicle. Otherwise, this is top notch movie making.
Brooding, Moving, Sad. . .And Good January 9, 2009
D. Mikels (Skunk Holler)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The death of a child. The ultimate tragedy--for a parent. This disturbing topic is explored and portrayed in director Terry George's riveting RESERVATION ROAD. Joaquin Phoenix and Jennifer Connelly play the yuppie parents of a 10-year-old boy who is tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident; the grieving process they subsequently go through at times is almost unbearable. Connelly is entirely convincing as a grief-stricken mother trying to salvage what's left of her marriage and family, while Phoenix continues to demonstrate what a resilient and remarkable actor he is as a father who moves from grief to blind rage.
Yet there is a third "victim" here whose life has been shattered. The hit-and-run driver (Mark Ruffalo) enters his own hell of guilt and remorse, yet he is paralyzed to "do the right thing" out of fear he'll forever lose visitation rights with his own son. While I had little sympathy for this character, I could certainly feel the horrific pain and anguish Ruffalo portrayed.
So why not five stars? Because this film came perilously close to completely derailing when the aggrieved father decides to seek his own vigilante justice. It was a total departure from the foundation of realism the story conveyed; fortunately, instead of an over-the-top shoot 'em up, the conflict between the Phoenix and Ruffalo characters was resolved masterfully (and powerfully). No, RESERVATION ROAD is not a feel-good story, but if you're in the hunt for some compelling drama, you'll find more than enough here.
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning
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