There's a miserable sense of a country that's terminally sick in the head and spirit. It's a tiresome idea, no matter how well the actors play it.
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07/17/09
Fragments (2009)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:1
Rotten:6
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: Sensitive but not insightful, Fragments pieces an ensemble together in the same way Crash did but without the gravitas.
Synopsis: Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, and Josh Hutcherson star as people whose lives change dramatically after they share in a traumatic event at a diner. Based on the novel... [More]
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Forest Whitaker
Director: Rowan Woods
Reviews for Fragments
1 - 13 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticI'm making it sound very grim and depressing, but miraculously it's not. The interlocking sections are beautifully constructed, and in a large and notable ensemble cast, the performances are vivid and convincing. The children are especially good.
07/17/09
Top CriticIt is intriguing, the premise. But, in fact, you're not given quite enough access to situations or characters to really get an involvement with the film.
07/08/09
Top CriticAs an examination into the way trauma affects different people it’s intriguing yet at times rather baffling.
07/08/09
Top CriticEach character's unique journey towards processing their shared horrific experience is handled with sensitivity and honesty.
07/08/09
Top CriticConsidering the talent involved in Winged Creatures, it's a pity that the movie never manages to fly above your average Hallmark drama.
07/07/09
Top CriticIt’s a worthy effort, and Woods pieces the parts together with skill and sensitivity. But, perhaps weighed down too heavily by its subject matter, Winged Creatures never takes flight.
07/06/09
Top CriticAn unconventional film in which traditional story resolutions (plural because several would be needed) are not forthcoming
07/04/09
Top CriticPlaying God, faith and doubt are the central themes of Rowan Woods' Winged Creatures, an engaging but often frustrating film in which beginnings and endings are intertwined
07/04/09
Top CriticThe grand statement it wants to make plays shallow instead of deep, leaving the film too weak-kneed to carry the weight of its broken world.
08/07/09
Top CriticThe casting directors of Fragments deserve credit for assembling so much talent in one modest movie; if only Rowan Woods, the director, knew what to do with them.
07/31/09
Top CriticWith some poor casting and more actions than insights, Winged Creatures is indeed a bird that fails to fly, but not quite a turkey.
07/12/09
Top CriticBut if it's not up there with The Boys, Winged Creatures is still a film which can make you think about the ongoing consequences of America's gun culture.
07/10/09
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