
Out this week on DVD and Blu-ray is 'Powder Blue,' which stars Patrick Swayze, Jessica Biel, Lisa Kudrow, Forest Whitaker, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Liotta, Eddie Redmayne, Alejandro Romero and Sanaa Lathan.
A city of 10 million people, Los Angeles is built on dreams of fame where glitz and glamour dominate the topical landscape. But beneath the tabloid headlines and the flashing cameras lies a city whose people are desperate for an identity, a connection and a reason to hope.
Charlie Bishop (Whitaker) is a former priest who has lost his faith. With a loaded gun and $50,000 in the trunk of his car, he roams the streets searching for someone to pull the trigger in exchange for the money. Charlie soon learns that his mission may not be easily fulfilled; even desperate people value life
On the other side of town, a former hit man drifts in and out of consciousness on a city bus. Jack Doheny, recently released from a 25-year stint in prison, has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer. In a morphine-induced haze, he finds comfort and solitude in the freezing waters of the Pacific Ocean before settling a score with an old friend. Knowing that any breath could be his last, he sets out to find redemption in an unknown world where the only familiar things are faded mementos of a past love found through a young woman named Rose-Johnny.
Rose-Johnny (Biel) is a single mother who recently moved to L.A. with dreams of becoming a star, yet her vision is compromised when her son is seriously injured in an accident. She lives alone in a motel and dances at a gentleman's club to cover the enormous hospital bills. Her only prayer is that her son will wake up from his coma, and her only comfort is her beloved dog Rudy. One night after another awkward and unsuccessful date, she returns to the motel to find her dog missing. Grief stricken and panicked, she roams the streets searching fruitlessly.
Meanwhile, Charlie has moved into the same hotel. One night, he encounters Qwerty Doolittle, an eccentric mortician who spends his days helping the less fortunate in times of need. His empathy and charitable tendencies have put him in serious debt and in grave danger of losing his business. With Charlie's money and gun, Qwerty has a decision to make.
Fate will cause these four strangers to cross paths through extraordinary and serendipitous circumstances. Epiphanies will be had, truths will be revealed, some hearts will shatter and others will heal. Fear will be overcome by courage, and, ultimately, love will be found.


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By: Boo on 6/03/2009 10:12PM
I rented this movie this weekend and this seen was the best part of the movie. Maybe if Sanaa would have had a bigger roll in this movie it might have been more interesting.
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By: Boo on 6/03/2009 10:14PM
I rented this movie this weekend, and this seen was the best part of the entire movie. I think if Sanaa had a bigger roll in the movie it might have been more interesting.
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