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The story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave. | full synopsis
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Rough cut screening - very powerful
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nick Cannon | ... | Mike |
 | Dotan Baer | ... | Marine #1 |
 | Justin Diedolf | ... | Marine #2 |
 | Jay Hernandez | ... | Junior |
| Renzo Fidani | ... | Marine #3 |
 | Chi McBride | ... | Eddie |
 | Robert T. Parker | ... | Marine #5 |
 | Melonie Diaz | ... | Cristina |
| Danielle Barbosa | ... | Cristina's Mother |
 | Matt O'Leary | ... | Jake |
 | Erica Gluck | ... | Tricia |
 | Tom Sizemore | ... | Dale |
 | April Grace | ... | Donna |
| Bryan Marsh | ... | Redneck |
 | Sean Marquette | ... | Darcy |
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Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and drug use.
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USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)
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I saw a rough cut of this movie in Los Angeles. A friend of mine was involved with post- production and he invited me to a screening. I didn't know what to expect -- I'd only seen Nick Cannon in Drumline and thought he was kind of lightweight. Not so in this movie. Basically, the story follows him for a few days before he's about to be sent of to Iraq, and in this short time, he falls in love with a girl he's just met.
The movie is very powerful and heartbreaking but it somehow doesn't feel depressing. I've seen a few other Iraq war movies, but this one all takes place in the US, and it's not really a war movie. It's more like a coming of age film.
The performances were great -- especially the kid who plays Nick Cannon's best friend -- and the story is gripping as hell. The cut i saw was terrific and i am really looking forward to seeing the final version.