Synopsis: A man is fatally hit by a car while riding his bicycle. This accident stirs the lives of a couple, exposing some lies and forcing those people into reevaluating things. (Based on the novel "A Way Through the Wood" by Nigel Balchin, 1st ed. 1951.)
Appraisal: This is a typical novelistic film. I suppose the defining line is the one which character James says to his maid: "We are all wreckers. Our lives are made with choices, and those choices inevitably hurt someone" (or something close to that). The film takes this as a theme and develops it within each character's story. It's all done with intelligence, and good performances from everyone; however, it's not very exciting, to be honest, and the last act seemed particularly unnecessary.
Rating: 59
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