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"One Of The
Year's Best Films." - Ebert & Roeper
Modern society draws lines between right
and wrong, good and evil, rage and redemption. A moment of
self-absorption and a spark of anger will cause two men to
cross them. As the battle of wills escalates, both lives are
changed forever. Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Affleck star in
a provocative and gripping drama that exposes the best and
worst in all of us.
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's
crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set
off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives.
But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn
two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means
of destroying one another might be different, but their goals,
ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try
to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim
something he has lost.
Late for court, high-powered attorney Gavin
Banek (Ben Affleck) is weaving through heavy traffic. In a
different lane, is Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson), a father,
whose right to see his children rests on the decision of a
judge with a full docket and no time to spare. On the surface,
Banek and Gipson are two very different men: One is struggling
to reach the top of his career; the other is desperately scrambling
away from rock bottom. But a minor accident will drive these
two strangers to the brink of self-destruction, and prove
that rage can equalize any playing field when men turn into
beasts.
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