A Cool Dry Place
by John N. Smith
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Actor: Bobby Moat, Devon Sawa, Joey Lauren Adams, Monica Potter, Vince VaughnDirector: John N. Smith
Brand: Fox
Cinematographer: Jean Lépine
Editor: Susan Shipton
Producer: David Coatsworth
Producer: Gail Mutrux
Producer: Katie Jacobs
Writer: Matthew McDuffie
Writer: Michael Grant Jaffe
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of A Cool Dry Place
Movie Review: Double role reversal
Summary: 5 Stars
Like any reversed image, the different perspective helps you see the truth of the original. In an absolutely brilliant ploy this film shows what happens to a father when his wife loses interest in being a "family woman" and walks away. We've ceased to see the pain and destruction caused when it's the husband that leaves, but this "new" view allows us to have sympathy for the parent that's left behind with the kid(s). Vince Vaughn, as the dad, brilliantly plays the role as if he was female and absolutely rips your heart out doing it (I don't know if the idea was Vaughn's or the director's but it sure works).
One scene in particular stood out in this double role-reversal film: dad has finally gotten his and his son's lives back to some sort of routine when (after 18 months) the estranged mother shows up on his porch looking for a self-indulgent visit. Vince Vaughn all but barracades the door with his body and hisses a "What makes you think you can walk back in our lives after what you've done" speech. Any mom whose been left holding the baby will instantly recognize the moment of realization that, where kids are concerned, the parent that left has the power to CONTINUE to cause damage and heartache FOREVER.
Vince Vaughn has never been better (he's easily equal here to his role as "Lester the Molester" in Clay Pidgeons, another underrated film). Why Vaughn's not one of America's top movie stars is a mystery to me. The actors that play the wife and girlfriend try but just don't have Vaughn's talent. The child that plays Vaugh's son is NOT annoying, a nice surprise from a kid actor.
This film is worth your money and your time.
Summary of A Cool Dry Place
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