Product Details

• Actors: Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, Eva Amurri, Pierce Brosnan, Brett Cullen
• Directors: Vadim Perelman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00199PPRO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,938 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Imaginative, impetuous and wild Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) can t wait for her adult life to begin. Diana test her limits as her more conservative friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) watches with concern. But Diana s aura of invincibility is shattered when a moment of life and death decision-making forever changes the lives of the two best friends.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars critics can be wrong..., December 29, 2008

By	leah_s - See all my reviews

After reading some reviews online I was worried that this movie was going to be pretty bad, but I was blown away by how good it was. A controversial storyline which certainly holds your attention, not to mention the filming is beautiful. I've seen this movie twice and can't wait to see it again. A great addition to anyones Blu-Ray collection; although the special features aren't too exciting. I'd recommend watching this movie atleast twice to get a full understanding of what happened.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lush Visuals Accent a Story of Emotional Purity, December 14, 2008

By	Alric Knebel "[e-mail]" (Biloxi, MS) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This film stirs the soul as deeply as a fine symphony. The central character is an artist and teacher, Diana McFee, played at two junctures in her life by Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. The adult Diana is haunted by the mistakes she made in her dissolute youth. The film deftly handles the flashbacks that allude to this point, with the linchpin a Columbine-like shooting that ends in a confrontation between the rampaging student and Diana and her solidly grounded best friend Maureen. A fine performance can almost be taken for granted from Thurman, and she delivers here without breaking a sweat. But Wood was a revelation. Her young Diana as a teen languishing in a sense of moral futility was deeply affecting. Of equal note is Eva Amurri as Maureen, the best friend with whom Diana shares that pivotal moment. This film is too humble an achievement in the cacophony of Hollywood hoopla to draw much attention to these performances, but they are definitely all noteworthy. In fact, the entire supporting cast should be commended, as every scene seems carved out of cool jade.

The cinematography is an essential part of this movie. Though Diana as a teen and as an adult is chronically confused, her melancholy blends into an almost paradisaical richness in the air. It begins with insects dreamily alighting in a lush garden, color and life humming on her periphery, an idyllic refuge that is perhaps appreciated by Diana only in retrospect. The look of the film is unquestionably part of its point, and therefore the Blu-ray should be the first choice in viewing this one. This is an exquisite film of emotional purity. I was left pondering it for days.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Movie Which I Rented First, September 1, 2008

By	James M. Kilbane "alfbinet" (Brook Park, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved this movie. Not a blind buy but rent it first. Since viewing it last night I have ordered on Blu-ray. Great characters and story. The title makes such sense after watching this film.

You really can't describe the film that much. But the previous reviewer describes it very well. I don't think he gave anything away.

If unsure rent it. You will probably end up buying it as I have done.