The Messenger movie review

I read a fantastic review for THE MESSENGER in the New Yorker:

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/11/16/091116crci_cinema_denby

So I decided to see it (thankfully one cinema was showing it.)

And I lamented the fact that it's in limited release while we are deluged with 2012 and NEW MOON.

What surprised me most was the physicality of Woody Harrelson, who is pitch-perfect as the commanding officer over Ben Foster--his new recruit for an Army detail that brings death notifications to next-of-kin stateside.

I was delighted that the movie evoked the emotional impact I was looking for in my spec scripts, IN SMALL WAR and KARST.

And Samantha Morton was a fantastic love interest.