Mind the Gap Movie Review 2004

Fate brings five lonely people together in New York City to deal with past guilt and unhappiness in an effort to make a fresh start. Cranky senior citizen Herb (King in his last role) plans to fulfill a promise to his late wife; single dad Sam (Schaeffer) suspects he's terminally ill; introverted folkie busker Jody (singer-songwriter Sobule) has heart trouble; John's (Parnell) a suicidal yuppie; and Malissa's (Reaser) an eccentric country gal saddled with a nasty dying mom. Film is less indulgent than Schaeffer's usual oeuvre but it's also less than noteworthy.

Distribution

Showtime Networks, Inc., 5120 E. La Palma, No. 103, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807, Email: customerservice@sho.com, URL: http://www.SHO.com

Available on DVD
Running time 130 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Only the Lonely, Single Parents, Growing Older

Screenplay

Eric Schaeffer

Cast

Eric Schaeffer, Alan King, John Heard, Mina (Badiyi) Badie, Elizabeth Reaser, Jill Sobule, Charles Parnell, Christopher Kovaleski, Kim Raver, Todd Weeks, Deirdre Kingsbury

Cinematography

Marc Blandori

Director

Eric Schaeffer

Music

Veigar Margeirsson