Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.
Acting
Thornton does SO much with stillness it's almost rude.
Writing
Ed Solomon's debut—yes, the Men in Black guy goes serious.
Cinematography
Snow-drenched Montreal standing in for unnamed American nowhere.
Director
Ed Solomon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ed Solomon wrote this between Men in Black and Charlie's Angels. The tonal whiplash is real.
The film was barely released and lost money, effectively ending Solomon's directing career. Sometimes the universe doesn't forgive either.
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