Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman team up in this Oscar-bait-scented drama about a soldier (Maguire) killed in action and the toll it takes on his wife (Portman), their kids and his deadbeat brother (Gyllenhaal), who ends up bonding with the family in the war hero's absence. Just when wifey, kids and brother -- now apparently romantically linked to his sister-in-law -- have formed somewhat of a cohesive unit and have begun to emerge from the shell of mourning, they find out soldier boy ain't dead at all.
Low jinks ensue when a gaunt, haunted-looking Maguire returns home and immediately suspects some post-funeral hanky-panky between his wife and brother. Accusations are hurled, furniture is mauled and much screaming and gnashing of teeth occurs, culminating in a confrontation between a belligerent Maguire and some cops with their guns drawn. Way to bring the dramz, Spidey!
Release date: Dec. 4
Chance of box office success: Not great. Much as this seems like a must-see on paper, war-related flicks haven't exactly been raking in the box office biz (see: Rendition, The Kingdom, Grace Is Gone).
Should you see it?: It's a must-see in my opinion, but methinks the rest of the world will wait for it to show up on Netflix.
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