Paul Haggis' mystery about a father investigating the death of his son, whose murder took place in the U.S. but had its roots in Iraq, burns with the same righteous fury as CRASH (2004). But it's mediated by Tommy Lee Jones' ferociously restrained performance as a grieving, socially and politically conservative man who stumbles across a military cover-up that shakes him to his core beliefs.
Hank Deerfield (Jones), a former military investigator with a post-retirement career hauling gravel in Tennessee, is shocked to get a call from Fort Rudd in New Mexico: His son, Mike (Jonathan Tucker), has gone AWOL. Deerfield didn't even know David was back from his most...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
124 mins