Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 09/28/2007(USA
Release Date: 02/05/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
A group of friends living in suburban Oregon come into contact with a sensual free spirit named
Chloe (
Alexa Davalos), who changes their outlook on life in the most unexpected of ways in this
ensemble drama adapted from the acclaimed novel by author
Charles Baxter. As college professor and writer
Harry Stevenson (
Morgan Freeman) sits quietly in the coffee shop of his tight-knit Oregon community, the local residents all around him all become swept up in the magical mischief of love. Coffee shop owner
Bradley (
Greg Kinnear) has a bad habit of looking for love in all the wrong places, and his relationship with wife
Kathryn (
Selma Blair) is a prime example of that penchant. Meanwhile, frazzled real estate agent
Diana (
Radha Mitchell) becomes ensnared in a taboo affair with a married man (
Billy Burke), lovely newcomer
Chloe attempts the formidable task of romancing troubled soul
Oscar (
Toby Hemingway), and
Harry's own wife,
Esther (
Jane Alexander), affectionately tries to get through to her husband as he wrestles with the pain of losing a loved one.
Fred Ward,
Alexa Davalos,
Stana Katic,
Toby Hemingway, and
Erika Maroszán star in a whimsical tale of intersecting lives inspired by
Shakespeare's
Midsummer Night's Dream, and directed by
Robert Benton (
Nobody's Fool,
The Human Stain).
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide