The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and Jay, an angry Traffic Officer who loves his job, being the perfect outlet for his anger and frustrations. Coming both from a place of despair and loneliness, Jay and Claire meet and engage in a tumultuous relationship which will eventually teach them that love can spread redemption.
Acting
Morton's trembling kindness vs. Patric's volcanic rage—chemistry from opposite poles.
Direction
Miniucchi finds poetry in parking lots and fluorescent misery.
Director
Cecilia Miniucchi
Samantha Morton
Claire Barney
Jason Patric
Jay Caswell
Teri Garr
Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde
Illeana Douglas
Wilma
Sonia Iris Lozada
Jade
Terence Bernie Hines
Mark
Joanne Baron
Supervisor
Carlease Burke
Supervisor at Roll Call
Joe Camareno
Stephen
Gina St. John
Woman with Expired Meter
Rolando Molina
Meter Money Collector
James C. Burns
Red SUV
Kestrin Pantera
Woman with Baby
Del Zamora
Photographer
David Pires
Angry Man with Groceries
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Samantha Morton and Jason Patric reportedly stayed in character between takes, creating genuine tension on set that Miniucchi encouraged.
The film deliberately subverts the 'grumpy man softened by quirky woman' trope by refusing to fully rehabilitate Jay—Cecilia Miniucchi called it 'an anti-rom-com for people who've been in one.'
US
