Thursday, February 19, 2009

Frozen River on DVD

Sony Pictures Classics' Frozen River

Yahoo! Movies: "Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling when she meets a Mohawk girl who lives on a reservation that straddles the US-Canadian border. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly teams up with Lila, a smuggler, and the two begin making runs across the frozen St. Lawrence River carrying illegal Chinese and Pakistani immigrants in the trunk of Ray's Dodge Spirit."

This is one heavy film. Melissa Leo gives a strong performance as Ray Eddy and makes you believe her hardships and her world. It's rare to witness acting that seamless.

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