Fireflies In The Garden (2008) 7/10

Starring : Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Julia Roberts, Ioan Gruffudd, Hayden Panettiere
Director : Dennis Lee
Running Time : 95 mins

Michael Waechter (Reynolds), on the verge of publishing his first autobiographical novel, journeys back to his family home for the funeral of his mother (Roberts) who dies in a car crash. Once home he is faced with memories of his traumatic childhood and of the treatment he received from his sadistic father (Dafoe).

This is a nice little movie that, though it doesn't go to great lengths to sell itself, does manage to give the viewer a good idea of how terrible Waechter's upbringing was. There are some good performances, particularly from Dafoe, and as usual Reynolds finds the humour in the script and plays it for everything it's got.

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