Speed of Life

A young man is torn between responsibilities to his family, his intellectual and professional ambitions, and the temptations of easy money and casual pleasures in the downbeat drama Saturn. Drew (played by Scott Caan) is a college student trying to stay focused on his studies so he can realize his ...more

It's a long, long 94 minutes. There's nothing inherently wrong with cinematic character studies -- John Cassavetes managed to make a few that were intriguing -- but when the momentum of the movie depends on the central character to drive it, the audience requires emotional attachment to see it to the end. That attachment is sorely lacking. This dark, bleak drama offers little uplift, which would be fine if it signaled some sort of redemption or relief, but it doesn't. Worse, the momentum stalls ...more