Should you watch 21 Grams?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
21 Grams
Film · 2003
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
The sides of 21 Grams
- Three lives tied by one car accident
- A man waiting for a heart transplant
- A story told out of order
21 Grams is good for you if…
- you like Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio del Toro at their rawest.
- you like piecing together a story told in fragments.
- you like a film about grief that hits hard.
21 Grams is bad for you if…
- you can't take grief, addiction and suicide attempts on screen.
- you need some hope at the end of a film.
About: grief · guilt · faith
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