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Genre
  
Drama

Initial DVD release
  
May 26, 2009

Country
  
United States

6.4/10
IMDb

Director
  
Timothy Linh Bui

Music director
  
Didier Rachou

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Ray Liotta, Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Biel, and Forest Whitaker (from top to bottom) in a shadow of a woman dancing on the pole in the movie poster of the 2008 drama film, Powder Blue
Release date
  
November 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)

Writer
  
Timothy Linh Bui (story), Timothy Linh Bui, Stephane Gauger (story)

Cast
  
Jessica Biel
(Rose Johnny),
Eddie Redmayne
(Qwerty Doolittle),
Forest Whitaker
(Charlie),
Ray Liotta
(Jack Doheny),
Patrick Swayze
(Velvet Larry),
Lisa Kudrow
(Sally)

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Tagline
  
Every life has a breaking point

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After serving 25 years in prison, a former hit man (Ray Liotta) tries to track down his daughter (Jessica Biel).

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Jessica Biel sitting on a gray bench and beside her is a blue suitcase and a black and white dog looking afar while his tongue is out, and a wall mural at the back. Jessica is wearing a red long sleeve dress and black heels in a scene from the 2008 drama film, Powder Blue

Powder Blue is a 2008 drama film with an ensemble cast featuring several interconnected story arcs. It was written and directed by Timothy Linh Bui, and features Patrick Swayzes last film role. The film saw only limited theatrical release in the USA and was ultimately released principally on DVD in May 2009. The film was subsequently released in Kazakhstan and Russia and on US cable television premium movie channels in late 2009.

Forest Whitaker lying on the floor of the church and his head is on Soledad Campos' lap. Forest is wearing a black coat, black pants, and black shoes while Soledad is wearing a black and white religious habit in a scene from the 2008 drama film, Powder Blue

Several Angelenos meet on Christmas Eve through chance, tragedy and divine intervention. Swayze will play the sleazy owner of the strip club where Biel's character dances. Redmayne will portray a mortician who falls in love with her. Kristofferson will play the head of a corporate crime organization who tries to convince his former employee (Liotta) not to seek vengeance on his former co-workers.

Synopsis

Several Los Angeles residents meet on Christmas Eve through chance, tragedy, loss and divine intervention.

A human hands holding the picture of a girl smiling and hugging a woman while being surrounded by snow in a scene from the 2008 drama film, Powder Blue

Patrick Swayze plays the sleazy owner of the strip club where Jessica Biels character dances. Biels character, Rose-Johnny, is a dancer and single mother whose young son is in a coma. Eddie Redmayne portrays a young mortician who falls in love with her. Kris Kristofferson plays the head of a corporate crime organization who tries to convince his former employee (Ray Liotta) not to seek vengeance on his co-workers. Liottas character later reveals to Rose-Johnny that he is her father. Forest Whitaker, who also serves as a producer on the film, is a suicidal ex-priest. Alejandro Romero plays a transvestite prostitute who shares an unexpected emotional bond with the priest.

Cast

The cast includes the following:

  • Jessica Biel as Rose-Johnny
  • Forest Whitaker as Charlie
  • Patrick Swayze as Velvet Larry
  • Ray Liotta as Jack Doheny
  • Lisa Kudrow as Sally
  • Riki Lindhome as Nicole
  • Sanaa Lathan as Diana
  • Eddie Redmayne as Qwerty Doolittle
  • Kris Kristofferson as Randall
  • Alejandro Romero as Lexus
  • Chandler Canterbury as Billy
  • Jeffery A. Baker as Slim

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    Forest Whitaker crying while looking afar inside the church and wearing a black t-shirt under a brown long sleeve and black coat in a scene from the 2008 drama film, Powder Blue

    Patrick Swayze and Forest Whitaker appear in Powder Blue and Green Dragon. Normal (2003). Some of My Best Friends Are (1971). Forest Whitaker and Ray Liotta appear in Powder Blue and Article 99. Princesa (2001).

    Reception

    Jessica Biel and Eddie Redmayne looking closely at each other in a dark place in a scene from the 2008 drama film, Powder Blue

    According to Variety magazine, "the heartstring-pulling contrivances of the film, set during Christmastime, go way over the top...Biel often overacts even more than her role requires." The magazine calls director Buis "trumpeting of the power of love in the city of lonely hearts ... both ear-splittingly loud and tone-deaf at the same time" with "Jonathan Selas color palette of nightmarish reds and blues and blinding whites, simply enforc[ing] the pics borderline hysteria."

    Rotten Tomatoes collected only eight reviews for Powder Blue with an average rating of 3.7 out of 10.

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