Synopsis: On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide. Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker and Eddie Redmayne lead a top-notch cast in this powerful thriller about an overwhelmed erotic dancer, a grieving husband who has lost his will to live, a terminally ill ex-con and a pathologically shy mortician. With Kris Kristofferson, Lisa Kudrow and Patrick Swayze in unforgettable supporting roles, this film movingly chronicles the imperfect lives of people teetering on the edge of despair and the miracles that bring them back.
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Powder Blue 7.5

I’m hardly a fan of Jessica Biel. In fact, I’ve frequently criticized her for being pretty but otherwise not screenworthy. Well, she just convinced me that she can act when she wants to. How she was not nominated for an award, any acting award, for this performance and yet Sandra Bullock took home the gold statue, is beyond me oO

Otherwise, it’s a pretty conventional film. Nothing special.