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I really like this film and have posted on it before. Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Affleck have a fender bender on a New York City parkway which escalates into a day long battle with each doing his damndest to ruin the other man's life. It takes place on Good Friday and there is an air of redemption thoughout. Jackson is a recovering alcoholic on his way to a child custody hearing when tha accident occurs. Affleck is an attorney who has married into a high powered but unethical law firm and is also on his way to (a different) court for an important lawsuit involving a foundation his firm has bilked. Highly recommended.
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Yes I liked this one as well. I was pleasantly surprised by Affleck's performance as I wasn't expecting very much. And Jackson was solid as well, which was not a surprise. One thing I enjoyed about this movie was that its morality theme, while prominent, was not delivered in a heavy handed way.
...but bought the DVD later.It's a wonderful morality tale, with Affleck ultimately doing several right things and REALLY getting to his 2 partners/badguys and even his corrupted wife, played by the beautiful Amanda Peet in a small role.
The title is a little twist on the 2 big changes in the movie--Affleck's ethics and Samuel Jackson's bad fortune. William Hurt was very good as Jackson's AA buddy. Hurt is SO correct when he screams at Jackson that Jackson's drug of choice isn't alchohol, it's chaos.
Toni Collette is great as Affleck's colleage and moral anchor.
had had an affair with the Affleck character of which Peet was aware. Yes, Peet is ravishing, isn't she?
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