The shadow of firearm violence drives this handsomely photographed drama in which characters repeatedly cross paths until their destinies intersect at the point of a gun. Pathological hothead Warren (Jeff Daniels) shoots an intruder in his
home; when the dead man turns out to be his business partner, he claims the whole thing was a tragic mistake. Warren's wife Helen (Joan Allen) has her doubts, as do Warren's lawyer Tim Sullivan (Andre Braugher) and the homicide detectives who catch the case (Bokeem Woodbine, Robert Forster). Tim
is also counsel to eccentric computer billionaire Norton Morgan (Gary Sinise), and Tim's boyfriend Chris (David Schwimmer) helps Helen g...
Released:
1999
Rated:
NR
Length:
97 mins