This is a fantastic movie starring the so-gorgeous-I-could-eat-him-with-a-spoon Benicio Del Toro, and the so-gorgeous-I-could-spit Halle Berry. Berry plays Audrey Burke, a woman whose husband Brian (David Duchovny) is murdered. She invites Brian’s lifelong friend, recovering heroin addict Jerry (Del Toro) to stay with her and her two children. Previously she had always hated Jerry, but when they share a house, they end up provided comfort and understanding for each other, as he was the only person who was as close to her husband as she was (indeed, she gets upset when she discovers that Brian told Jerry things that he had not told her).
I’ve said it before…I know I’m biased, but Benicio Del Toro really is a superb actor, and his skills are shown off perfectly in this film. He has an ability to convey so much emotion, and he made it impossible for me not to care about Jerry. Halle Berry also did a great job, as the grieving widow; this role should dispel notions that she is not a good actress. It is an emotional movie – it made me cry several times, and I was still crying when it ended. Definitely one to watch again at some point.
Year of release: 2007
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Allan Loeb
Main cast: Benicio Del Toro, Halle Berry, David Duchovny
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