A stagy, three-person psychodrama about guilt, memory and manipulation, driven by strong performances. The night before 28-year-old John's (Robert Sean Leonard) first film is to play the Lansing [MI] Film Festival, he plans to have dinner with his old friend, Vince (Ethan Hawke). Best buds in high school, Vince and John pretend they're still tight, but their lives have diverged dramatically. The scruffy Vince is a low-level dope dealer and part-time volunteer firefighter (mostly because he's the fire chief's connection), while sleek aspiring-filmmaker John is moving up in the world. Beneath the jovial, "Hey, man,
wassup" small talk, it quickly becomes clear th...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
86 mins