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- Rated: R
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 40 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region ABC (Worldwide)
- Released: April 28, 2009
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo & Amanda Peet | |
Performer: | Will Lyman, Brian Goodman, Donnie Wahlberg, Lenny Clarke, Angela Featherstone & Lindsey McKeon | |
Directed by | Brian Goodman | |
Screenwriting by | Brian Goodman, Donnie Wahlberg & Paul T. Murray | |
Composition by | Alex Wurman | |
Produced by | Bob Yari, Mark Frydman & Rod Lurie | |
Director of Photography: | Chris Norr | |
Executive Production by | William J. Immerman & Peter McIntosh |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2.5/4 --
...undoubtedly benefits from Ruffalo's electrifying turn as Brian...
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Reel Film Reviews
[I]t tells a good story well, and in the process quietly says a little something about what it means to look at the American dream from the bottom up.
New York Times
Rating: B --
Goodman doesn't allow even a hint of postmodernism or self-consciousness to creep into What Doesn't Kill You, and though the movie's various heists and shootouts are gripping, they aren't especially kinetic or stylish.
AV Club
I thought that Brian Goodman managed to put us in this hardscrabble South Boston neighborhood.
At the Movies
Rating: 6/10 --
For a true-crime story, there's surprisingly little dramatic arc.
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Movie Metropolis
[A] tough, authentic street drama born, bred, and shot in the no-spin zone of working-class South Boston... -- Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 7.5/10 --
A mostly gripping, well-acted and surprisingly engrossing crime drama. Mark Ruffalo delivers an Oscar worthy performance that's both sensitive and surprisingly moving.
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NYC Movie Guru
Product Description:
For his assured directorial debut, character actor Brian Goodman reaches into his troubled past. WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU tells the tale of two best friends who grew up in South Boston and fell into a life of petty crime. Brian (Mark Ruffalo) has a beautiful wife (Amanda Peet) and two children, but his addiction to drugs and alcohol keeps him from becoming the father he should be. Paulie (Ethan Hawke) is determined to make a big score so that they can stop scraping by and retire in style. But when a local police officer (co-writer Donnie Wahlberg) finally catches them in the act, they are forced to serve time in jail. Upon returning home, Brian must confront the painful truth that crime is the only life that he knows. Yet, as difficult as it seems, he struggles to clean up his act once and for all, in order to make sure that he never has to leave his family behind again.
WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU is an old-school crime drama, directed with a knowing confidence by Goodman, who himself grew up on the streets of Southie and spent time in prison. Ruffalo and Hawke step into their roles with convincing gusto. In the process, they reaffirm their status as two of their generation's finest actors. What ultimately elevates the film's impact is the realization that this isn't just another thriller; it's the heartfelt story of a man who wants to make a better life for himself and his family.
WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU is an old-school crime drama, directed with a knowing confidence by Goodman, who himself grew up on the streets of Southie and spent time in prison. Ruffalo and Hawke step into their roles with convincing gusto. In the process, they reaffirm their status as two of their generation's finest actors. What ultimately elevates the film's impact is the realization that this isn't just another thriller; it's the heartfelt story of a man who wants to make a better life for himself and his family.
Product Description:
Brian (Mark Ruffalo) and Paulie (Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke, Best Actor In a Supporting Role for Training Day, 2001) are two lifelong friends who grew up like brothers on the gritty streets of south Boston. They started early as street thugs living by the criminal code, doing petty crimes and misdemeanors that grew increasingly more serious. Eventually they fall under the sway of organized crime boss Pat Kelly (Brian Goodman). As Brian becomes increasingly lost in a haze of drugs and 'jobs,' he consistently disappoints his loyal wife (Amanda Peet) and their two sons. Torn between the desire to be a good husband and the lure of easy money, Brian must make the hardest choice of his life.