Plot: Two men are involved in a morning car accident; uninjured, but frustrated and angry - they begin a feud that reveals their worst qualities. The movie doesn't end there, though, and the men force themselves to examine their lives and the way they live them.
Comments: One of the best movies I've seen. Intelligent, daring - brings to mind that "the unexamined life is not worth living". The characters are richly portrayed - they're realistic and stay true to themselves. There are no false notes in this movie.
Moral: I like the fact that the men don't play by life's rules -- that they bend and stretch them at the END without compromising their inherently good principles. They went to the edge of themselves, so to speak -- the most flawed parts of themselves -- and found the strength to return to their cores of goodness and justice. They didn't blindly accept their fates or others' perceptions of them.
By ALEXANDRA ALTER CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST, Idaho—An avalanche of raging white water explodes into a deep pool below, sending up three-story plumes of mist. A
