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.
An exercise in frustration and wasted opportunities.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
25 Oct 2007
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,
25 Oct 2007
rotten:
A film of distinguished performances that rise above a coincidence-riddled and perfunctory screenplay -- without redeeming it.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
26 Oct 2007
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,
26 Oct 2007
fresh:
Despite its contrivances, Reservation Road is moving at times, and that's largely due to the skill of its cast.