Eye of God

Ainsley Dupree (Martha Plimpton) is a short-order cook at a diner in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, a country town in the middle of nowhere. Lonely and bored, Ainsley becomes pen pals with Jack Stillings (Kevin Anderson), who is currently serving time in prison. When Jack is released, he immediately asks ...more

Playwright/actor Tim Blake Nelson's debut as a writer/director is an effective piece of neo-Southern gothic that is reminiscent of the stories of Flannery O'Connor, dealing with sin and the possibilities of redemption. Eye of God betrays little of its stage origins, because Nelson clearly understands that his setting -- a sleepy Oklahoma town -- is an important player in his story of a bored waitress diving into an ill-considered marriage to an ex-con. Nelson creates an air of stillness about ...more