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6 May 2009 4:45 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

A finely-tuned, nuanced true-life tale about a couple of South Boston small-time hoods, actor-turned-director Brian Goodman gives .What Doesn.t Kill You. a lived-in realism and provides a subtle acting showcase for headliners Ethan Hawke and Mark Ruffalo. Although marketing sold this as a somewhat poor man.s version of .The Departed., Goodman has more on his mind than just gangster hijinks. This is more a story of a man trying to right wrongs and fight against his criminal instincts to be there for a long-neglected family with Ruffalo adding depth to a father character that.s desperate to escape crime to save his family. The film starts with one of those .inevitable. prologues, showing a sequence that hints at »

- Frankie Dees

27 April 2009 7:56 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

We have a brand new exclusive clip from the new DVD What Doesn't Kill You, which hits the shelves on DVD and Blu-ray on April 28. Click below for our exclusive special feature clip, which features Mark Ruffalo and others in the cast talking about writer-director Brian Goodman.

Link Itembed Itrate It+ LISTExclusive: The Truth What Doesn't Kill You stars Mark Ruffalo (Brian) and Academy Award winner Ethan Hawke (Paulie) as friends who grew up like brothers on the gritty streets of south Boston. They do whatever it takes to survive, living by the code of their dog-eat-dog neighborhood. Petty crimes and misdemeanors grow into more serious offenses and eventually, they fall under sway to organized crime boss Pat Kelly (played by Goodman). As Brian becomes increasingly lost in a haze of drugs and 'jobs,' even the love he has for his wife (Amanda Peet) and his children does not »

2 articles from 2009