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After serving 25 years in prison, a former hit man (Ray Liotta) tries to track down his daughter (Jessica Biel).

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Melissa Anderson Variety 05/12/2009
Another Los Angeles-set multistrand drama "Crash"-es and burns. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Village Voice 05/05/2009
A movie full of egregiously overdramatic stupidities. Go to Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile 11/28/2009
Patrick Swayze's final feature film role as Wild Velvet strip club boss Velvet Larry is a flamboyant extravaganza Go to Full Review Kam Williams Sly Fox 06/08/2009
2/4
A serendipitous erotic thriller reminiscent of Crash in the way that lots of Angelenos' lives intersect serendipitously, except that here the characters have a seedy strip club in common instead of car accidents. Go to Full Review Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com 05/14/2009
They seem to be real and they are certainly spectacular--too bad that one can't say the same for the film featuring them. Go to Full Review Jason McKiernan Filmcritic.com 05/12/2009
1/5
an embarrassing display of directorial exploitation and a waste of acting goodwill. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/29/2021 Ouch. What an embarrassing clunker. You got the coming message from a mile away. It's basically a Crash rip-off, with a bunch of damaged people circling around a strip club. Even if Crash had never come along, this would still be an embarrassment and a total waste of acting talent. I don't know what possessed these gifted actors to take on these roles, but it must have been a decent paycheck. Also, back when this film was made, it was easier to believe you could make a bad film and it would get buried and never seen again. However, in the age of Netflix and Prime, these movies are in front of audiences again, much to the horror of all involved, I'm sure. See more 12/14/2016 Un film tout en nuances comme une peinture impressionniste. Les acteurs sont tous excellents, les ambiances parfaites. See more 05/12/2016 A dark and disturbing character drama, Powder Blue explores the search for redemption as several peoples' lives intersect in the days leading up to Christmas. Starring Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, and Eddie Redmayne, the film has an impressive cast. However, the tone is a rather bleak and depressing. And, the resolutions to the character stories come off as contrived, with unearned emotional catharses. Yet there are some interesting things going on, and director Timothy Linh Bui creates some remarkably evocative imagery. Power Blue has lofty aspirations, but it does quite come together and fails to tell a compelling story. See more 01/27/2016 Great cast (except for Mr.Whitaker) and a decent plot. Not a bad idea to cast Jessica Biel as a stripper... =) See more Frances H 05/20/2015 A wonderful movie with a great cast. An interrelated group of lonely people who are on the verge of losing, or have lost, everything that made their lives worth living, have their stories come together on Christmas Eve, touchingly told. See more 04/17/2015 Liked Biel , Liotta and Forest ofcours ! They made this a barreble movie to watch ! Good Enough SOMDVD See more Read all reviews
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Timothy Linh Bui

Director

Jessica Biel

Rose-Johnny

Forest Whitaker

Charlie

Ray Liotta

Jack Doheny

Patrick Swayze

Bouncer

Kris Kristofferson

Randall

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Synopsis After serving 25 years in prison, a former hit man (Ray Liotta) tries to track down his daughter (Jessica Biel).
Director
Timothy Linh Bui
Producer
Timothy Linh Bui, Ross M. Dinerstein, Forest Whitaker, Tracee Stanley Newell, Bobby Schwartz
Screenwriter
Timothy Linh Bui
Production Co
Grosvenor Park Productions, Blue Snow Productions, Eleven Eleven Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 8, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 48m
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