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A young Dominican woman is seeing unusual visions at a subway platform in Washington Heights. A police detective is investigating his ethically dubious partner's murder. This movie occupies itself with the intersection between the lives of these two characters. The movie is well paced and engrossing early on, and offers realism of city and family life within this community. Later on, there is a reveal which is moving and has a serious social message to convey. The social and psychological drama of Isabel, a fervently religious young child-care worker whose husband is serving in Iraq, and her boisterous and loving extended family, is the most engaging. The first scene really draws you in, and she continues to draw your sympathies. Our heartstrings are also plucked by Elisa, a small girl in her day care who seems to be having problems at home, and who Isabel feels very protective toward. I feel a great deal of credit should be given to the director and to Ana de Armas to a particular scene which could have been played a number of different ways but which was given both the credibility and level of sensitivity which was its due. The detective Scott Galban, played by Keanu Reeves, is very quiet and full of pain. He is widowed, grieving for his partner, and has a young son who he loves but can't quite cope with caring for while under his current stress--he is with Galban's sister. In one scene he calls him to thank him for a birthday card, and afterwards beats himself up physically without much explanation, and it is perplexing. The thing about this movie that got me was how the script did not call for any articulation in this character. The partner's widowed wife, played by Mira Sorvino, is highly demanding. She wants her husband's murder investigated to the fullest, while at the same time does not want his many misdeeds to come to light in the process. She also wants Galban for dinner. Big Daddy Kane has gravitas as the kingpin Jonathan "Black" Jones, and it is said in promos, and by the detective, that his character has "motive", but in the film his actions seem to exceed any feasable motive--ie they constitute a plot defect. Shout out also to Gabe Vargas as Rocky, whose performance was full of win, and to Laura Gomez from Orange Is The New Black. All in all the movie achieves an admirable pacing, and tone, but is a little confused about what it wants to be.Read full review
This was a wonderful picture to see. It kept me guessing who was the killer. A mind blowing murder mystery that will keep you guessing. Not knowing the killer was right in front of you..
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I like anything Keanu Reeves is in!great movie
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Good product.
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Arrived on time and good Quality
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