Decidedly not about the dance, director/editor/writer John Sayles' latest effort investigates the stunted growth of residents of a fishing town in Alaska. The first third of the film aimlessly introduces the emotionally crippled main characters and a number of inconsequential and overly symbolic others. Joe (David Strathairn), an ex-fisherman, and Donna (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), a nightclub singer, attempt a love connection, while Donna's daughter (engagingly portrayed by Vanessa Martinez) exists largely in a self-created fantasy world. The three are stranded on an island for much of the film, and this physical isolation from civilization underscores the confining solitude each feels. Maddening folk music adds to a New-Agey feel, but the unexpected and satisfying ending helps level out the limbo bar.
--Polly Higgins
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