Movie Info
Genre
Drama, ThrillerRelease Date
February 08, 2008 (Limited)MPAA Rating
PG-13Production Budget
$1.5 millionsStudio
Anchor Bay EntertainmentOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Adam Green, Joel David MooreProducer
Cory Neal, Jeremy Danial BoreingScreenwriter
Jeremy Danial Boreing, Joel David MooreStarring
- Joel David Moore
- Zachary Levi as Berkeley
- Amber Tamblyn as Amber
- Tricia Helfer
- David Muller
- Annie Neal
Movie Story
Portland in the fall is a solitary city. A city where a lonely man can lose himself, insulated beneath the cold, and the clouds, and the rain. Mason (Joel David Moore) is just such a man. A gifted artist, Mason is never-the-less neurotic and reclusive, living a life of anonymity, working from a drab cubicle in a florescent-lit phone bank, repeating the same meaningless conversation with faceless strangers ad nauseam.
Mason is never truly noticed by anyone, save his boss, Berkeley (Zachary Levi), not quite a friend, but a sole source of companionship in an otherwise isolated existence. That is, until he meets a gregarious co-worker named Amber (Amber Tamblyn), a girl struggling with her own loneliness and need to define herself. Amber's jovial demeanor and seemingly carefree attitude provides a sort of catharsis for Mason, and allows his true gifts to come to light as she poses for his art.
It is an unlikely, and unusual courtship that helps Mason find peace for possibly the first time in his life. But as Mason's defenses lower, and the man inside is revealed, there may be something behind the surface darker than anyone expected. For not everything that is hidden should be found, and not every love is meant to be. And you can't paint over your past...
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Reader's Reviews
i recently saw this movie for the first time (its been out nearly two years now) but had not heard of it before. i thought it was terrific. direction was on point with the type of story being told and the entire cast really helped me feel what Mason was like and the issues he faced. at times ambers character might have tried too hard but not enough to take me out of the moment. what really kept me glued was the soundtrack. EXCELLENT. i dont think it would have been the same experience without Todd Caldwell putting together such a wonderful score. i would definetly suggest getting a couple of copies. one for yourself and one to a friend who needs to see a good movie.
posted by rickintenn on Oct 19, 2009