Fresh
Despite its contrivances, Reservation Road is moving at times, and that's largely due to the skill of its cast.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Reservation Road
To find the truth you have to find who's hiding it.
2007 · 1h 42m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Terry George
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Reservation Road
Overview
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.
Director and cast
- Terry George Director
- Joaquin Phoenix as Ethan Learner
- Jennifer Connelly as Grace Learner
- Elle Fanning as Emma Learner
- Sean Curley as Josh Learner
- Mark Ruffalo as Dwight Arno
- Mira Sorvino as Ruth Wheldon
- Gary Kohn as Norris Wheldon
- Eddie Alderson as Lucas Arno
- Antoni Corone as Sergeant Burke
- John Slattery as Steve
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It starts with devastation and closes, after a few reels of narrative dithering, with a climax of hairpin emotional turns and indisputable power.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
A film of distinguished performances that rise above a coincidence-riddled and perfunctory screenplay -- without redeeming it.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Reservation Road is a car wreck of a movie about an auto accident. It's designed as a psychological suspense film, but every character development and plot twist can be seen far in advance. It's a mystery with no guessing.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
An exercise in frustration and wasted opportunities.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
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