The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)

Director: Udayan Prasad
Writer: Story: Pete Hamill Screenplay: Erin Dignam
Cast: William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne, Maria Bello
Genre: Drama, Romance

The Yellow Handkerchief takes us on the road with three strangers heading the same way. There's no secret Maria Bello and Kristen Stewart was my main reasons for checking out this movie, especially as Hurt never impressed me that much even at his best days back when Children of a Lesser God and Body Heat came out. Eddie Redmayne is the final main character, and I haven't seen him before (as I'm aware of at least).

Brett (Hurt) is a recently released ex-con, while Martine (Stewart) and Gordy (Redmayne) are more than anything looking for them self. We follow these three strangers, their interactions and their inner struggles. Bello's character are involved through Brett's memory, so for once Bello alone is hardly a good enough reason to watch a movie.

Director Prasad gets this only partly right, as there's both a lack in atmosphere and well paced progress. Neither in the cast show them self from their best side, but as far as I can tell they really haven't got that much to work with here. Another problem is the predictability, without managing to add enough of an emotional connection with any character. Then it feels a little too cliched and forgettable.