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www.washingtonpost.com - : At the heart of ''The Crossing Guard'' is a provocative idea. A 7-year-old is killed in a drunk-driving accident. The tragedy pushes her parents (Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston) into divorce. When John Booth (David Morse), the driver, is released from prison five years later, Freddy, the bereaved father, loads his gun for revenge. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : Screened at Toronto. When John Booth (David Morse) exits prison after a six-year stay for the drunk-driving manslaughter of a young girl, he's looking to put his life back together. The girl's father, Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson), is looking for payback. Gale's life fell apart after the accident; first, he lost his wife (Anjelica Huston) and surviving children to another man (Robbie Robertson), and he's then wasted away by drinking and whoring in strip clubs. ''The Crossing Guard'' puts both men on a collision course in which one attempts to transcend his guilt and the other seeks revenge on the guilty. more...
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