Luminous Motion
Ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd) and his mother (Deborah Kara Unger ofCrashandThe Game) travel constantly from town to town, stealing enough money from obnoxious men to keep them in food and gas. A car crash lands them in Jersey suburbia, where Mom decides to settle down with Pedro, the man who rescued them from the wreck. Phillip doesn't agree, and after he takes a rash step, they're in flight once again--but now Mom is realizing she may not be the most troubled member of the family. When Phillip's father (Jamey Sheridan,The Ice Storm) returns to reclaim his child, the trouble only increases, and Phillip once again decides to take matters into his own hands.Luminous Motionis a mix of compelling psychology and beautiful cinematography, with a storyline that coils tighter and tighter. Dark and elliptical, but rewarding.--Bret Fetzer