Author(s): Marcus Dennis
Location: Ohio
"Glass"
Written and Directed by John Singleton
Cinematography by Dante Spinotti (The Last of The Mohicans, Heat, L.A. Confidential, The Insider)
Edited by Joel Cox (Million Dollar Baby & Mystic River)
Principal Cast:
Don Cheadle-Rodney White
Kimberly Elise-Tanya White
Tim Robbins-Detective Scott Walsh
Jamie Foxx-Devin Lee Gordon/Sidewalk
James Cromnell-James Glass
Glenn Close-Linda Glass
Ben Chaplin-Ryan Glass
Tagline: "Life brought them down. Death brought them together"
Synopsis: ‘Glass’ is about how the murder of a homeless person has affects a lower-class neighborhood.
Glass is the name of a shy, young, homeless man (Ben Chaplin). Despite his homelessness and shyness, he has become friends with several members of the community, including Rodney & Tanya (Cheadle & Elise) a newlywed couple struggling to support their family, which includes a newborn daughter, Detective Walsh (Bana) a cop who receives tips from Glass, and Sidewalk (Foxx), a drug dealer who occasionally has Glass run errands for him in exchange for a place to sleep.
Rodney, struggling to provide for his family, has become an alcoholic and regularly gives Glass a few dollars. Tanya, a quiet and reserved woman, ignores Rodney’s alcoholism. At her job working at an upscale hotel in the suburbs, she constantly endures racial harassment from her white coworkers. She continuously complains to her boss, James Glass (James Cromnell), who continuously ignores her.
Detective Scott Walsh (Tim Robbins) is one of the only clean cops left on the police force. He tries his best to avoid the corrupt cops on the force and bribes. He is holding his own private investigation on Sidewalk to no avail. The fact that Sidewalk has almost the entire police force in his pocket has halted Walsh’s investigations.
Devin Lee Gordon A.K.A. Sidewalk is a drug dealer feared by everyone is the poor community. Despite his drug-dealing ways, he is intelligent and tries his best to avoid violence.
One night, Glass sees Sidewalk assault a man who owes him money. Sidewalk convinces Glass to keep his mouth shut with money. That same night, Glass sees Rodney in a bar, and they talk about life.
The next day, Glass is found in an alley beat to death. Walsh is assigned to the case. Walsh’s investigation leads him to Rodney and Sidewalk as his prime suspects. When Glass’ parents come into town to plan the funeral, Walsh is touched by his parents’ grief and fully commits himself to the investigation. James racist mind state convince him that Sidewalk is the murderer, while Linda’s ignorance toward the less fortunate convinces her that Rodney is the killer.
Scott’s vendetta against Sidewalk makes him lean hard on Sidewalk, who reconsiders his life. The accusation of murder against Rodney tests Wanda’s dedication to an increasingly alcoholic Rodney. James and Linda receive a bomb of a reality check after a black homeless man is killed while preventing their car from being stolen.
Glass’ murder is never solved, although his death, will affect these six people’s lives forever.
What the press would say:
We’ve all seen ‘em. The homeless. On street corners. In front of Walgreens. Pacing down the street pondering what their life has become. And what do we do. We ignore ‘em. We walk right past avoiding eye contact. Not anymore. After watching this film, we will look at them differently. Not just me, everyone. John Singleton’s gritty and refined direction will make you look at the homeless community in an entirely new way. They will become people, not just obstacles on your way to the store. The emotion of this film comes from the screenplay, written by John Singleton and the top-notch acting. The fully fleshed out characters are portrayed to perfection by the thespians assigned to the task. Ben Chaplin’s subtlety is shines beautifully in a depressing neighborhood Don Cheadle perfectly descends to oblivion. Everything around him falls apart and he can do nothing but watch. Tim Robbins performs with an uncommon intensity. His dedication to the character shine’s through his character’s devotion to the case. Vets James Cromnell and Glenn Close personify the meaning of rich snobs with their performances. Jamie Foxx steals the show as a philosophical drug-dealer. He never is out of his clever and intelligent character, and shows a quiet confidence while walking, talking, and even fighting. His scenes with Tim Robbins are some of the best in the film. The best performance of the entire film comes from Kimberly Elise. As the quiet wife who endures constant abuse, Kimberly Elise perfectly displays emotions. She takes everything in stride, even with the possible threat of a murderer in her household. Snubbed by the Academy for her performances in ‘Woman Thou Art Loosed’ and ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’, this could be her year. Beautifully acted and directed, this film is the one to beat come February.
Location: Ohio
"Glass"
Written and Directed by John Singleton
Cinematography by Dante Spinotti (The Last of The Mohicans, Heat, L.A. Confidential, The Insider)
Edited by Joel Cox (Million Dollar Baby & Mystic River)
Principal Cast:
Don Cheadle-Rodney White
Kimberly Elise-Tanya White
Tim Robbins-Detective Scott Walsh
Jamie Foxx-Devin Lee Gordon/Sidewalk
James Cromnell-James Glass
Glenn Close-Linda Glass
Ben Chaplin-Ryan Glass
Tagline: "Life brought them down. Death brought them together"
Synopsis: ‘Glass’ is about how the murder of a homeless person has affects a lower-class neighborhood.
Glass is the name of a shy, young, homeless man (Ben Chaplin). Despite his homelessness and shyness, he has become friends with several members of the community, including Rodney & Tanya (Cheadle & Elise) a newlywed couple struggling to support their family, which includes a newborn daughter, Detective Walsh (Bana) a cop who receives tips from Glass, and Sidewalk (Foxx), a drug dealer who occasionally has Glass run errands for him in exchange for a place to sleep.
Rodney, struggling to provide for his family, has become an alcoholic and regularly gives Glass a few dollars. Tanya, a quiet and reserved woman, ignores Rodney’s alcoholism. At her job working at an upscale hotel in the suburbs, she constantly endures racial harassment from her white coworkers. She continuously complains to her boss, James Glass (James Cromnell), who continuously ignores her.
Detective Scott Walsh (Tim Robbins) is one of the only clean cops left on the police force. He tries his best to avoid the corrupt cops on the force and bribes. He is holding his own private investigation on Sidewalk to no avail. The fact that Sidewalk has almost the entire police force in his pocket has halted Walsh’s investigations.
Devin Lee Gordon A.K.A. Sidewalk is a drug dealer feared by everyone is the poor community. Despite his drug-dealing ways, he is intelligent and tries his best to avoid violence.
One night, Glass sees Sidewalk assault a man who owes him money. Sidewalk convinces Glass to keep his mouth shut with money. That same night, Glass sees Rodney in a bar, and they talk about life.
The next day, Glass is found in an alley beat to death. Walsh is assigned to the case. Walsh’s investigation leads him to Rodney and Sidewalk as his prime suspects. When Glass’ parents come into town to plan the funeral, Walsh is touched by his parents’ grief and fully commits himself to the investigation. James racist mind state convince him that Sidewalk is the murderer, while Linda’s ignorance toward the less fortunate convinces her that Rodney is the killer.
Scott’s vendetta against Sidewalk makes him lean hard on Sidewalk, who reconsiders his life. The accusation of murder against Rodney tests Wanda’s dedication to an increasingly alcoholic Rodney. James and Linda receive a bomb of a reality check after a black homeless man is killed while preventing their car from being stolen.
Glass’ murder is never solved, although his death, will affect these six people’s lives forever.
What the press would say:
We’ve all seen ‘em. The homeless. On street corners. In front of Walgreens. Pacing down the street pondering what their life has become. And what do we do. We ignore ‘em. We walk right past avoiding eye contact. Not anymore. After watching this film, we will look at them differently. Not just me, everyone. John Singleton’s gritty and refined direction will make you look at the homeless community in an entirely new way. They will become people, not just obstacles on your way to the store. The emotion of this film comes from the screenplay, written by John Singleton and the top-notch acting. The fully fleshed out characters are portrayed to perfection by the thespians assigned to the task. Ben Chaplin’s subtlety is shines beautifully in a depressing neighborhood Don Cheadle perfectly descends to oblivion. Everything around him falls apart and he can do nothing but watch. Tim Robbins performs with an uncommon intensity. His dedication to the character shine’s through his character’s devotion to the case. Vets James Cromnell and Glenn Close personify the meaning of rich snobs with their performances. Jamie Foxx steals the show as a philosophical drug-dealer. He never is out of his clever and intelligent character, and shows a quiet confidence while walking, talking, and even fighting. His scenes with Tim Robbins are some of the best in the film. The best performance of the entire film comes from Kimberly Elise. As the quiet wife who endures constant abuse, Kimberly Elise perfectly displays emotions. She takes everything in stride, even with the possible threat of a murderer in her household. Snubbed by the Academy for her performances in ‘Woman Thou Art Loosed’ and ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’, this could be her year. Beautifully acted and directed, this film is the one to beat come February.
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