GAVIN HAS AN AFFAIR WITH SHANA, WHO IS MARRIED TO JOE, A RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALIST. WHEN JOE FINDS OUT ABOUT THE AFFAIR, HE FORCES GAVIN INTO MAKING A LIFE OR DEATH DECISION.
THIS IS A MOVIE WHICH DEALS WITH RELIGION, BUT NOT IN A PREACHY WAY. THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION AND WHAT THEIR PARTICULAR BELIEFS ARE. GAVIN AND JOE ARE MILES APART, AND THAT IS WHERE MUCH OF THE FRICTION BETWEEN THEM COMES FROM. THERE ARE ALSO SECONDARY STORY LINES INVOLVING GAVIN'S GAY FRIEND AND THE POLICE DETECTIVE WHO TALKS TO GAVIN WHILE HE IS ON THE LEDGE.
THE WRITING AND DIRECTING IS DONE VERY WELL, AS IS ALL THE PERFORMANCES. THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS RAISED DURING THIS MOVIE, NOT ONLY THE ONES INVOLVING RELIGION, BUT ALSO QUESTIONS OF FAITH, QUESTIONS OF LOVE AND FINALLY THE QUESTION OF WHAT A PERSON WOULD DO IF PUT IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH THE ACTORS, THE DIRECTOR AND THE PRODUCERS.
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