Cold Brook (2018)

Cold Brook: Directed by William Fichtner. With Mary Lynn Rajskub, William Fichtner, Kim Coates, Harold Perrineau. Cold Brook is the story of two ordinary guys in a small town who embark on an extraordinary adventure. It’s a story about coming home; something everyone, everywhere has an innate desire to do.

“In the case of COLD BROOK, home is where we find our peace, and the proverbial u0026quot;heartu0026quot; dwells at home, in nature, and among friends. At least, thatu0026#39;s the message I got from this precious gem of a film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen two co-workers discover a lost soul, it is in helping the stranger that they unearth their rooted humanity, despite dire consequences.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eScenes of a tentative marriage are revealed, but when the stakes become searingly present at a do-or-die moment, trust and united strength prevail.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome sympathy is evoked for the antagonist, a security guard who takes his job a bit too seriously (think wannabe cop) over his actual duties of keeping u0026quot;do not touchu0026quot; and visitor closing times, per art museum rules and regulations. When his albeit imagined authority is of no consideration, after an actual violation occurs, I couldnu0026#39;t help but think, u0026quot;aww, poor thing.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe direction is clear, the actors are exquisite, and the photography is idyllic; above all, the story engagingly unfolds without beating us over the head with a lot of flash and noise.”