BARRY PEPPER HAS JUST SPENT SEVEN YEARS IN JAIL FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE. HIS WIFE, PLAYED BY MIRA SORVINO, WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME OF HIS INCARCERATION AND SHE GIVES THE BABY UP FOR ADOPTION. WHEN PEPPER'S CHARACTER FINDS OUT ABOUT THE BABY, HE STARTS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO GET THE BABY BACK. THE ADOPTION PARENTS, DESPERATE TO KEEP THE BABY, SET OFF ON A POTENTIAL DISASTROUS PLAN THAT COULD HAVE VERY BAD CONSEQUENCES.
THIS IS A VERY EMOTIONAL FILM. PEPPER AND SORVINO ARE EXCELLENT IN THEIR ROLES, BUT SORVINO STEALS THE ENTIRE MOVIE. HER ACTING IN THIS IS INCREDIBLE. THE STORY IS ALSO VERY STRONG: YOU WILL HAVE COMPASSION FOR ALL THE CHARACTERS, EVEN AFTER THE ADOPTION PARENTS TRY THEIR SOLUTION, WHICH IS NOT VERY SMART BUT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE MOVIE, SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE. THE ENDING WILL RIP YOUR HEART APART FOR TWO VERY DIFFERENT REASONS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE DVD CONTAINS A MAKING OF FEATURE, EXTENDED AND DELETED SCENES AND A COMMENTARY TRACK.
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