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Penn wrote and directed this story of Gale (Nicholson) and his wife (Huston) whose daughter is killed by drunk driver Booth (Morse). Gale waits for 6 years until Booth is out of prison and proceeds to hunt him down. Story revolves around how the two men deal with the accident and subsequent dealings with each other, Nicholson with anger, Morse with regret. Morse shines as Booth, whose perspective on what he did is both heart-wrenching and completely human. Nicholson plays his character well, but the movie often becomes too entrenched in unnecessary side stories and Nicholson's decline into seediness. Look for other strong performances by Huston and Wright-Penn. Look for no performances by Alicia Silverstone.

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