Release Date: December 30th, 2011
DVD Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
R|1 hr 33 min
Plot Summary
Issues of guilt and innocence tear apart residents of a small town in the wake of a 3-year-old boy's tragic death.
Cast: Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Jeremy Piven, Elizabeth McGovern, Mira Sorvino, Kate Walsh, Joseph Morgan
Director: Gaby Dellal
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Process
Distributors: Magnolia Pictures
Cast and crew's investment in the story's tragedy and its ensuing moral debates is evident in every frame, but the film isn't fully successful in generating the same depth of feeling in viewers. show more
Angels Crest opens with the laughter of children at play, but that's the only hint of happiness you'll find in this unflinchingly manipulative and pointless morality play. show more
Director Gaby Dellal gets respectable performances all around, especially from Dekker as the hapless, grief-stricken father, but they can't elevate Angels Crest, beyond its one obvious and depressing note: It is very sad when a small child dies. show more
