Moonlight Mile
2002
***
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, Ellen Pompeo
After the brutal killing of his bride-to-be, a young man ends up living with the dead girl's parents while they all try to process the tragedy in their own way. This partly autobiographical drama is well acted but somewhat unfocused. Silberling can't decide whether he wants to present a study of grief, a coming of age tale or a love story. He struggles to squeeze all three in one film.
