Harry Sweeney (Jamey Sheridan) is an ex-navy officer who has started his own company in a small town when he left the navy. He has been very succesful and is about to sell his company to retire. He receives a phone call from an old friend, Thomas Kelley (Steve Buscemi) asking him to visit and he agrees. Thomas is very ill and knows he will die soon. They start talking about the past and talk about a subject which they have been silent about for years. Together with some other friends they committed a crime. As his dying wish Thomas asks Harry to find the victim of their crime and apologise to him. For Harry it’s and unforgettable and painful journey into his own past.
As he doesn’t exactly remember what happened he first decides to visit all his old friend, to slowly start uncovering the truth. The movie doesn’t move along quickly, but despite this manages to fascinate. Every visit to one of his friends adds a piece to the puzzle, not only about the past, but also about the issues his friends are currently facing.
The fact that Jamey Sheridan is relatively unknown doesn’t mean that he’s a bad actor. His acting is convincing and because you don’t know a lot about him you won’t be watching him with specific expectations. Because of this you join him in his journey.
With a great cast and a strong story, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.
Score: 8