Cardinals (2017)
Runtime:84 minutes
Country:Canada
Actors:
Valerie Walker
Eleanor Walker
Zoe Walker
Mark Loekner
Jim Walker
Jonah Pastekh
Young Zoe
Stanley Axel
Genres:Crime, Drama, Thriller
Writer:
Plots:
When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbor in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at her door...

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A woman tries to move on with her life after serving time in prison in . Valerie Walker () is released from prison after serving time for killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving accident. Valerie is picked up by her daughters Eleanor () and Zoe () and she plans on quietly moving on with her life, under the supervision of her parole officer Jonah (). However, Valerie is visited by the victim’s son Mark (), who believes that his father’s death might have been less than accidental.

Cardinals is the first feature film from directors Grayson Moore and Aidan Shipley and it stars legendary Canadian actress Sheila McCarthy as a woman trying to move on with her life after serving time for vehicular manslaughter. However, after an awkward confrontation with Mark, it soon becomes apparent that the past isn’t easily buried.

The plot of Cardinals plays out very much like a play, with the film only focusing on a very small cast of characters. More details about Valerie’s crime are revealed as the film progresses, with the film building towards a tense confrontation with Mark, who is desperate to know the truth. While Cardinals features some very solid performance from the cast, particularly Sheila McCarthy, the story chooses to end at a point where there is no real sense of closure, which brought my opinion of the film down a notch.

7 / 10 stars
7 7  FAIR  

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