Turn the River (2007)

Director:

Chris Eigeman

Writer:

Chris Eigeman (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes Your Last Shot is Your First Break

Plot:

A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband.

Plot Keywords:

Pool | Canada | Son | Kidnap | Hustler

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Famke Janssen	...	Kailey Sullivan
Jaymie Dornan	...	Gulley
Rip Torn	...	Teddy Quinette
Matt Ross	...	David
Lois Smith	...	Abby
Marin Hinkle	...	Ellen
Terry Kinney	...	Markus
John Juback	...	Duncan
Tony Robles	...	Ralph
Jordan Bridges	...	Brad
Ari Graynor	...	Charlotte
Santo D'Asaro	...	Scott
Zoe Lister Jones	...	Kat
Elizabeth Atkeson	...	Sally
Joseph Siravo	...	Warren

Also Known As:

T.T.R. (USA) (informal short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

Bandora

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: What Kailey writes on her letter to Quinn inside the pick-up truck doesn't match what he reads on the paper. She writes 'she slept on top of the pool table' then folds it up and slips it in the envelope. But when Quinn reads it the following morning, he reads "she slept on top of the table for a few days and then was gone. She played lots of pool." He then proceeds to read something written on the back of the paper to which we had no knowledge of her ever writing since she just folded up the piece of paper and slipped it in the envelope without turning it over.

pool on the hill

I will say that Chris Eigeman's "Turn the River" constitutes a worthy character study, but I did find it a little slow. Famke Janssen plays Kailey Sullivan, a woman with some problems in life. However, she does have one noble aim: rescuing her son (Jaymie Dornan) from his abusive father. From here, much of the movie centers on Kailey's playing pool and how it works into her plan.

Like I said, this movie works best as a character study, as I found it a little slow. One thing that I wondered while watching it is how they film people playing pool. You can't tell where the balls will go when people hit them, so do the people behind the camera just film the scene over and over again until the balls go the right way? Anyway, OK seeing maybe once. Also starring Rip Torn.