Fragments
(2008)
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Fragments
(2008)
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Kate Beckinsale | ... | ||
Forest Whitaker | ... | ||
Guy Pearce | ... | ||
Dakota Fanning | ... | ||
Jeanne Tripplehorn | ... | ||
Embeth Davidtz | ... | ||
Troy Garity | ... | ||
Josh Hutcherson | ... | ||
Jackie Earle Haley | ... | ||
Robin Weigert | ... | ||
Jennifer Hudson | ... | ||
Tim Guinee | ... | ||
Marty Maguire | ... |
Gunman
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Hayley McFarland | ... |
Lori Carline
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James Le Gros | ... |
Dr. Dan Howland
(as James LeGros)
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In an ordinary day, a deranged man has a rampage in a diner and randomly shoots the customers. The survivors of the tragic episode are deeply affected by the shooting and have the most different reactions: the youngster, Anne Hagen, becomes popular at school telling her version of the shooting; her friend Jimmy Jaspersen becomes mute and closes himself to the outer world; the waitress Carla Davenport neglects her baby and has several vulgar relationships with men; Dr. Bruce Laraby loses his self-confidence and tries an experimental treatment to the migraine of his wife; and the compulsive gambler Charlie Archenault believes that he is lucky in the game and gambles all his money but he has a jinx. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In an ordinary day, a deranged man has a rampage in a diner and randomly shoots the costumers. The survivors of the tragic episode are deeply affected by the shooting and have the most different reactions: the youngster Anne Hagen (Dakota Fanning) becomes popular at school telling her version of the shooting and shows a great faith on God; her friend Jimmy Jaspersen (Josh Hutcherson) becomes mute and closes himself to the outer world like an autist; the waitress Carla Davenport (Kate Beckinsale) neglects her baby and has a vulgar behavior with men; Dr. Bruce Laraby (Guy Pearce) loses his self-confidence and tries an experimental treatment to the migraine of his wife; and the compulsive gambler Charlie Archenault (Forrest Whitaker) believes that he is lucky in the game and gambles all his money but he has a jinx.
"Winged Creatures" is a depressing movie about the aftermath of an urban violence that every now and then happens in North America shooting in a public space. There are rich characters developed in a short running time that deserved a longer time to explain their motives better. The bleak experiment of Dr. Bruce Laraby with his wife is weird and bizarre, and it is hard to understand his motives. Why Carla neglects her baby is also very strange since the viewer does not know her behavior at home before the tragic incident. Charlie deserves his fate since he is an addicted gambler. However the kids Jimmy and Anne are perfectly developed and have the best drama in the story, with a heartbreaking conclusion. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Efeito da Fúria" ("The Effect of the Fury")