Synopsis
Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness.
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Cast
- Alan KingHerb Schweitzer
- Elizabeth ReaserMalissa Zubach
- Eric SchaefferSam Blue
- Christopher KovaleskiRocky Blue
- Charles ParnellJohn McCabe
- Jill SobuleJody Buller
- Kim RaverVicki Walters
- John HeardHenry Richards
- Todd WeeksDoctor Albertson
- Vera FarmigaAllison Lee
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
If you liked "Magnolia," you'll also like Mind the Gap. - 80
Variety
Warm-hearted but clear-eyed indie effort richly repays audience patience during deliberately paced and provocatively allusive early scenes with a cumulative emotional impact that is immensely satisfying. - 63
New York Daily News
Everyone somehow ends up in Manhattan for a contrived and predictable conclusion. In his last film role, the late Alan King is reduced to a stereotype of a cantankerous Jewish senior. - 60
The New York Times
Mr. Schaeffer takes his time cryptically setting up his characters' situations in the film. When they finally start moving toward one another and revealing their secrets, the revelations flow like diet soda. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Formulaic but surprisingly affecting drama. - 50
L.A. Weekly
You can see what's coming five minutes into the movie, but capable acting lends it a certain superficial charm. - 50
Los Angeles Times
An earnest but overly contrived and overly long tale. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
An overly ambitious, overly complex and overly long opus that bites off more than it can chew.