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It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It's one of those movies. The story is good and the actors are convincing and then it turns into all out pornography on the screen. I do not want to see other people having orgasms on screen. I am just not comfortable with that. Leave pornography in an industry of its own -- I am not for its abolition. When pornography seeps into everyday television movies then no wonder no one can get thrilled except by watching hard core stuff all the time. Hollywood and the pornography industry should be separated. Pornography should completely remove itself from Los Angeles and relocate to some place an hour from Las Vegas.

Terry George has already established a name for himself as a writer and director. His previous directorial venture, 'Hotel Rwanda' tells the poignant story of Paul Rusesabagina's courageous attempt to rescue thousands of Rwandans during a genocide that was largely ignored by the world. With 'Reservation Road' he tells a harrowing story of one of the worst kinds of losses experienced by humans (especially parents) the loss of a child.John Burnham Schwartz adapts his own novel and his screenplay is rich in detail, story and character development. George doesn't only touch on the issue of grief but also on anger, obsession, revenge, guilt and taking responsibility that result from such severe loss. The tension he builds through atmosphere and interaction of actors, the poetic flow, stunning cinematography and soundtrack all come together beautifully. In addition the viewer is kept in suspense.The emotions and reactions displayed by the performers are very raw and appear very natural. All the actors do nothing short of superb, even though the film mainly belongs to Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix (both are exceptional as they deliver one of the best of their careers). Jennifer Connelly is remarkable and Elle Fanning is brilliant. Mira Sorvino provides adequate support in a small role.Emotionally engaging, engrossing and layered, 'Reservation Road' successfully involves the viewer and lingers in mind long after the closing credits have rolled. It's a shame that the film was poorly marketed (even with a huge starcast) and got overlooked by people.

I could easily rate a hundred movies a day on here, and it would take a good month to go through all the movies I've seen (much less television episodes). With about half of those movies, I think to myself, 'This is that movie I'm thinking about, isn't it?'. Perhaps forty percent more I can distinctly remember having seen, and a few minor plot elements, but no more. Only a percent or two of those movies are truly memorable - are ones that you find yourself quoting (i.e. "Go ahead, make my day", etc.) This movie, however, falls somewhere between those two places.I can remember watching this movie. I can remember quite a bit of it, despite having watched it months ago - probably a whole lot better than I can remember the other movies I watched at that time. I can also remember having been enthralled by the film. And yet, for the life of me, I cannot possibly remember why I liked it so much. Had I rated this title the day I watched it, I'd have probably given it ten stars; yet, after only a few months, the reasoning has completely escaped me. I typically give this type of movie a seven star rating, but something tells me it was far better than your average similar-themed drama.The plot was good - with a tad too much irony, as is common in most Hollywood films. (It's not much of a SPOILER, but I'll list it as a SPOILER alert because I wouldn't have wanted to know had I read a review before having watched this movie.) The man who hits and kills Joaquin's character's son is the same lawyer whom Joaquin hires later on. Out of all the lawyers to be found in whatever city you are in (they make up a good 50 pages of my local telephone directory), he had to hire his son's killer. Sure, without that touch of irony, the movie wouldn't have been half as good as it was, yet something about it still, though making the movie, ruined it as well.Anyway, this is definitely a movie I'd recommend (and have recommended) to anybody looking for a good, heartfelt drama.

Such an incredible movie Personally it's Joquain Pheonix's best film. The acting is brilliant. Mark Ruffalo plays a brilliant killer who you really feel sorry for. Joquain Pheonix plays a incredible grief stricken dad. Jennifer Connelly plays a traumatic wife and Elle Fanning plays a emotionally torn sister.Reservation Road follows 2 families. The first family consists of a father (Dwight Arno, Mark Ruffalo) and son (Lucas, Eddie Alderson (I Think)) who are only together for a day because Dwight has lost custody of Lucas. They are returning home from a baseball game and are stuck in traffic to Lucas's mum's annoyance. The second family consist of husband (Ethan Learner, Joquain Phoenix), wife (Grace, Jennifer Connelly) son, (Josh, Sean Curley) and daughter (Emma, Elle Fanning) who are returning from a day out. They stop off at a gas station and Josh runs out onto the road (Reservation Road) and is run over and killed by Dwight who continues driving. Cue a brutally sad scene. The Learner family decide to get legal help so they hire a lawyer. The lawyer is Dwight, Josh's killer, and Ethan didn't see Dwight that night so everything is fine for Dwight. Soon after Emma is being taught the piano by Dwight's ex-wife and Ethan picks up Emma and again sees Dwight. After all these encounters surely Ethan will remember right? Watch it as it is fantastic and you may cry.