Jay Perry (Jason Isaacs) and Gail Perry (Martha Plimpton) reluctantly enters a church. They are meeting another couple, Richard (Reed Birney) and Linda (Ann Dowd), to discuss a tragic event.
This is essentially a stripped down play put on film. It has some powerful work from Plimpton and Dowd. Their connection is held a little too tight at the beginning. I get the need for discovery with regards to the tragedy but that's not where the power of the story is derived from. The power comes from their pain. Being coy with the material actually detracts from its power but all that is forgotten with the great performances.
This is essentially a stripped down play put on film. It has some powerful work from Plimpton and Dowd. Their connection is held a little too tight at the beginning. I get the need for discovery with regards to the tragedy but that's not where the power of the story is derived from. The power comes from their pain. Being coy with the material actually detracts from its power but all that is forgotten with the great performances.