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Off the Black (2006)
description written by member Ben:
57 year-old Ray Cook is a pasty, corpulent car junkyard operator, who umpires local high school baseball games. Ray makes a controversial call and Dave Tibbel is the pitcher for the losing team. To retaliate, Dave and two friends vandalize Ray's yard with toilet paper, graffiti messages, and a broken car window. Ray startles from his drunken stupor where he fell asleep in front of the TV. He catches Dave who he threatens him into returning to clean up the mess. The two become tentative friends. When faced with the specter of showing up at his high school reunion alone, Ray blackmails Dave into attending it with him posing as his son.
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The third time is the charm for James Ponsoldt, writer, director and actor in a really touching indie film that everyone can relate to. Maybe that is why it died at the box office after a few weeks without really making it big. It's a story that we can all find a piece of ourselves in.
Ray's life is in the crapper. he...
(complete Off the Black review by B Movie Ben)
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(11/4/2007)