Winter Solstice Movie Review 2004

Such a sad, sad gut-wrencher. But it's so good at being sad. Jim Winters (LaPaglia) is the struggling father of a motherless family still trying to get by without her, five years after a tragic car accident. Jim's two sons, Gabe and Peter, don't want to grab hold when he reaches out to them. They're mad at the life they live. Thankfully, writer/director Josh Sternfeld doesn't bother with much plot, something that normally distracts from emotion and character examination in these types of films. These people live and suffer, and let us watch--we wonder what'll happen to them when the movie ends. Its effect lingers long after the credits.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screenplay

Josh Sternfeld

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia, Aaron Stanford, Mark Webber, Allison Janney, Michelle Monaghan, Ron Livingston, Brandon Sexton, Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Cinematography

Harlan Bosmajian

Director

Josh Sternfeld

Music

John Leventhal

Other

Brian Miksis, Plummy Tucker, Paola Weintraub

Producer

John M. Limotte, Doug Bernheim, George Paaswell, Anthony LaPaglia, Jodi Peikoff, Sound Pictures