Little Accidents (2014)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: Sara Colangelo

Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Boyd Holbrook, Chloë Sevigny, Josh Lucas

Running time: 105 minutes

In a small American town already devastated by a mining that left a big group of men dead, the mood only gets darker when the teenage son of the company man held responsible by many in town for the accident disappears. The boy was accidently killed in an altercation with another kid, who then hid the body in the wood to conceal his involvement. These two events will bring together the dead kid’s mother, the boy involved in his death and a former minor who survived the mining accident.

While overly dramatic at times, Little Accidents offers nonetheless a sincere look at a town dealing with dramatic events the best it can. Such situations will bring its share of conflicts, with lawyers and the likes being involved. These ordeals tend to tear people apart, and the filmmakers do a good job of showing that here.

The acting is mostly solid here, especially from Elizabeth Banks and Boyd Holbrook. This 2014 drama is to be viewed with minimal expectations, and it should be avoided if you are turned off by dreary settings.

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