First Look: Reservation Road

August 10, 2007

After outlining the differences between Reservation Road and Revolutionary Road yesterday, you should be all set and ready to watch this trailer for the one of the road-themed movies coming out this fall: Reservation Road. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Joaquin Phoenix, Mira Sorvino and Jennifer Connolly, Reservation Road is a quiet thriller set in suburban Connecticut.

After his son is killed by a hit-and-run accident, Ethan (Phoenix) goes on a manhunt to find the person who was behind the wheel. Little does he know that the person he's sniffing out lives in the same town and has a young son himself. Trying to come to terms with the incident, Dwight (Ruffalo) falls down a spiral of guilt while Ethan gets closer and closer to sniffing out his son's killer.

The book reads like a creepy, heart-wrenching film, so it should be fairly simple to adapt for screen, though the trailer leaves much to be desired. The movie opens October 19, so to watch the preview, read more

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16 Comments

hiedi 5 years 37 weeks

I can't wait! i love Joaquin Phoenix and will see everything he does. i trust his judgment!

Melly80 5 years 38 weeks

kaww that We Own The Night looks awesome, can't wait for that one. I just had to watch the preview twice coz Joaquin looks so yummy rarrrl

carolx15 5 years 41 weeks

Joaquin? I'm in.

tdamji 5 years 41 weeks

i've been looking for a good book to read - if this comes out in october i will have lots of time to read the book first.

trala1 5 years 41 weeks

Thanks Buzz Sugar, I think I will read the book first. The story looks really good, and they have edited some important parts when making the book into the movie.

redsilkshoes 5 years 41 weeks

Love Joaquin, no doubt will see this movie in theatre.

raptinrainbows 5 years 41 weeks

i'll watch just about anything with joaquin and jennifer. they're both such incredibly talented actors.

POPSUGAR Entertainment 5 years 41 weeks

mwmsjuly19 — That's a good point. I changed to "killer" in the post per your clarification. It wasn't premeditated, though the driver does zoom away after the fact. Very sad story.

Linda McP 5 years 41 weeks

Looking forward to seeing this one. The cast seems perfect.

xo_verity 5 years 41 weeks

Yay - Jennifer & Joaquin! I cant wait for this.

mwmsjuly19 5 years 41 weeks

Not sure I'll see this one. Maybe. But I would say the guy is the son's "killer" rather than his "murderer." Murder means he meant to do it. This looks like a horrible accident, followed by horrible judgment...