I do love Joquin Phoenix in dramatic roles. He just nails every moment. Gladiator wouldnt have been the same without that performance. And now Phoenix is doing another moving drama with Mark Ruffalo called Reservation Road.
Cinema Confidential says:
The drama, based on the book by John Burnham Schwartz, tell of two fathers on opposite sides of a hit and run. (Ruffalo’s character kills Phoenix’s son and flees.) The movie will follow how the tragedy affects both men in heavy ways.
Sounds like a great story idea.
Phoenix will do well, I can count on that. But I haven’t seen Ruffalo in anything but romantic comedies. Can he even do drama this serious? Will I be able to take him seriously? It will be interesting to see.