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Drama with intersecting storylines in which four residents of Los Angeles are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of luck and circumstance. Jessica Biel plays Rose, an impoverished single mother whose young son is in a coma, who is working at a strip joint to support her cocaine addiction. Ray Liotta is Jack, an ex-con just released from prison who is told he has terminal cancer. Forest Whitaker is Charlie, an ex-priest trying to commit suicide after losing his wife. Meanwhile, Qwerty Doolittle (Eddie Redmayne) is a lonely young mortuary worker who finds himself faced with losing his business after the recent death of his father. Patrick Swayze appears as sleazy strip club manager Velvet Larry in his final feature film performance.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By PDM
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Following the lives of a number of individuals with troubled, and fairly unhappy existances probably sounds like like a depressing or boring watch. This film though is far from that. What you get is a look into the lives of people who in the main are decent and caring people who deserve better than life, or there own flaws have left them with. Its a film that proves you never no whats round the corner, good or bad. Not every situation is to desperate to recover from, even when the things that people allow to encumber and control thier lives actually happen.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By yellow tulip
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Gripping story, you are introduced to the characters in a short part of their lives when hope is distant. The miracles that bring them back from despair and how they influence each others lives. A small gritty part for Patrick, still my favourite actor.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Here is a classic example of why a movie needs a good story; it needs to be based on a book or a good screenplay; it needs a writer! there is none of that here.
Instead we have an idea and some well known actors, but actors are simply mules - without a story they just pour on the emotion without any rhyme or reason.
and so it is here, and here is a list of Powder Blue's cliche's: tragic tart with a heart who has a dying child; ex-con, gangster who regrets his wasted life - who is also dying; black guy who wants to kill himself after his wife dies; transexual tart with a heart who does kill herself; nerdy geek who finds love. Morbido and libido in abundance but no mojo.
And in the midst of all the despair and darkness we have ludicrous fantasy sequences about heaven and the afterlife.
It's all just a total mess!
Ray Liotta has moments of greatness but even he could not help save this flop.
Jessica Biel is a great stripper, but couldn't she be allowed to be sexy and finish a strip without running off stage in self-indulgent tears?!
This movie should be shown to all aspiring filmmakers as an example of how NOT to make a movie...
JP :(
Instead we have an idea and some well known actors, but actors are simply mules - without a story they just pour on the emotion without any rhyme or reason.
and so it is here, and here is a list of Powder Blue's cliche's: tragic tart with a heart who has a dying child; ex-con, gangster who regrets his wasted life - who is also dying; black guy who wants to kill himself after his wife dies; transexual tart with a heart who does kill herself; nerdy geek who finds love. Morbido and libido in abundance but no mojo.
And in the midst of all the despair and darkness we have ludicrous fantasy sequences about heaven and the afterlife.
It's all just a total mess!
Ray Liotta has moments of greatness but even he could not help save this flop.
Jessica Biel is a great stripper, but couldn't she be allowed to be sexy and finish a strip without running off stage in self-indulgent tears?!
This movie should be shown to all aspiring filmmakers as an example of how NOT to make a movie...
JP :(
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garbage
If you like strong character development, solid acting and an engaging script I strongly advise you to give this embarassing drivel a miss. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Gaborak
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Utter garbage
I only purchased this DVD because I love Jessica Biel but what a disappointment it was. Only two words can describe it 'utter garbage.'
Published 17 months ago by B. Clark
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Jessica Biel is amazing
Powder Blue is a 2009 drama film with an ensemble cast featuring several interconnected story arcs (a bit like 'Pulp Fiction' and also set in LA). Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2011 by C. Matthews
1.0 out of 5 stars
lay it on with a trowel
this will be the first time i have reviewed any item on amazon, but i feel all you punters out there should be informed about this "Drama". Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2010 by Gary Jackson
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Great Movie
Wow! I was blown away by this film, it's a really gritty, dark and moving story which shows the no-frill deep seated side of life on the wrong side of town. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2010 by Mr. Pc Marlow
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Think this will go among my favourites
I found it deeply revitalising to watch. It's a moral story without the preaching. Throughout most of the story the characters are out of their depth, looking for a way to restore... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by H. Vendelbo
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT NIGHT IN
Brilliant film with plenty of depth it holds you to the very end,as you wonder if these people will find what they are looking for in life,it was very intertwined story and it was... Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by julie clements
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