Rotten
Several ordinarily banal movies soldered into one amazingly bad one.
Michelle Orange, Village Voice
Overview
Believing that bad karma is keeping him from realizing his dream, hip clothing designer Amer Atrash (Philippe Caland) attempts to orchestrate salvation -- with unexpected results -- in this indie drama. Pushed to the edge of financial disaster and facing marital woes, Atrash resolves to right a wrong he committed years earlier when his car accidentally struck Philip Blackman (Forest Whitaker), leaving him paralyzed.
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29%
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Rotten
Starts with a not-very-original insight and takes too many shortcuts delivering it.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
After a bumpy start, Ripple Effect begins to show why Whitaker, Virginia Madsen and Minnie Driver signed on as executive producers and co-stars.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
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