Genre: Crime, Drama, Prison, Drugs, Love, Betrayal, Gangsters, Gay/Lesbian, Urban
Tagline: Can you change your whole life in a day?
Plot: The clock is ticking on Monty Brogan's freedom: in 24 hours, he goes to prison for seven long years. Once a kingpin Manhattan, Monty is about to say goodbye to the life he knew - a life that opened doors to New York's swankiest clubs but also alienated him from the people closest to him. In his last day on the outside, Monty tries to reconnect with his father, who's never given up on his son, and gets together with his two closest friends from the old days, Jacob and Slaughtery. Also in the mix is his girlfriend, Naturelle, who might (or might not) have been the one that tipped off the cops. Monty's not sure of much these days but with time running out, there are choices to be made... Spike Lee's bracing adaptation of David Benioff's novel is a vibrant, vital motion picture. Edward Norton plays Monty Brogan, a harmless drug dealer who has 24 hours of freedom before serving a seven-year jail sentence. Nervous, confused, and terrified, Monty turns to his closest friends for support: Frank Slattery (Barry Pepper), a cocky stock broker who resents Monty for throwing his life away; Jakob Elinsky (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a hapless high school teacher who is attracted to one of his students (Anna Paquin); and Monty's heartbroken father (Brian Cox), who blames himself for Monty's
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