5/10
Where was Jake?
30 January 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Jake Gyllenhaal was listed in the cast, but I didn't see him turn up in the movie. The cast was listed in order of appearance, so he should have shown up right after his sister Maggie made an appearance as Antia Bell's daughter. I thought I heard a male voice say "mom" faintly off camera, but the son never appeared. Maybe that was Jake? Would they credit him for uttering one barely intelligible word? Maybe he had a larger part and it was cut? Do they credit actors when their performance is cut? I liked the offbeat plot in this movie, but I felt like Debra Winger made herself too unappealing both looks and personality-wise to make Gabriel Byrne's interest in her believable. I understand that he was a flawed character himself and was supposed to be attracted to her innocence, but she could have been a just a touch more attractive (too much appeal would have been too Hollywood)and still have maintained innocence and made the chemistry between them ring true.
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