What happens when an underprivileged teen becomes surrogate son to the mother whose boy he haphazardly kills? First time writer-director Sara Colangelo explores the aftermath of several little accidents as seen through the eyes of three generations of mining families wracked by a tragic explosion and soon braided together by the mounting pressure involved in keeping secrets. Colangelo’s meticulous plotting softly closes rank on the young, murderous lad (Jacob Lofland), the manager whose criminal negligence is behind the blast (Josh Lucas), and the sole survivor of the explosion (Boyd Holbrook) whose decision to act as a whistle-blower could bring the town to its knees. A slew of bad haircuts – only the villain’s locks escape unscathed — and a forced romance between Holbrook and Lucas traumatized wife (a never better Elizabeth Banks) distract from the otherwise uniform brilliance of the cast and the script’s subtle underplaying. (2014) — Scott Marks
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