1995年冬天,加拿大魁北克正对是否独立进行第二次公投,一位连环杀手隐居在蒙特利尔的一个小镇上的公寓里,公寓里的居民必须想清楚哪个邻居是值得信任的,哪个邻居是危险的。
本片根据美国作家杰夫·金尼(Jeff Kinney)的同名畅销儿童系列读物改编。第一天升入初中的格雷·郝夫利(扎克瑞·戈登 Zachary Gordon 饰)忐忑不安,拼命想要突出表现成为班级年鉴中的明星。格雷的哥哥罗德里克(戴文·博斯蒂克 Devon Bostick 饰)给了他一堆不能这样也不能那样的忠告,他的好朋友罗利·杰佛森(罗伯特·卡普荣 Robert Capron 饰)却不以为然,继续沿用小学时那一套穿戴、用语、态度,让格雷十分头疼。格雷拒绝了女孩安琪(科洛·莫瑞兹 Chloe Moretz 饰)加入校报的邀请,拉着罗利加入了校安全巡逻队。在逃避万圣节得罪的三个小混混时格雷犯了错误,却又缺乏勇气承认,听任罗利替自己背了黑锅。后续事件的发展越来越糟,格雷在学校的受欢迎度直线掉落,就连他与罗利的友谊都岌岌可危……
沃特.密提(本·斯蒂勒 Ben Stiller 饰)是一名在《生活》杂志工作了16年的胶片洗印经理,他性格内向,甚至无法跟心仪的同事谢莉尔(克里斯汀·韦格 Kristen Wiig 饰)开口搭讪,面对生活他像个旁观者,时常“放空”做白日英雄梦。直到有一天公司被并购,杂志需要做最后一期的封面,而封面成功与否的关键是找到狂野摄影师尚恩(西恩·潘 Sean Penn)的一卷胶片,沃特终于开口搭讪谢莉尔,并在她和母亲(雪莉·麦克雷恩 Shirley MacLaine 饰)的鼓励下踏上真正的冒险之旅,冰原、大海、喜马拉雅山……沃特的白日梦远不及现实壮丽。
In Mario Van Peeble's new film "Redemption Road", two seemingly different men (Academy Award Nominee Michael Clarke Duncan, Morgan Simpson) embark on a music-steeped journey through the American South, learning along the way that life isn't about where you end up - it's how you get there that matters. Somewhere along the 900 miles between Austin, TX and Huntsville, AL the two men become unlikely friends. However, every road has an end. In Huntsville, sad truths come to light, with heartbreak and violence lingering in their wake, ultimately leaving both men changed forever. The music of "Redemption Road" is permeated with authenticity, from Country music - perfectly befitting the film's Nashville locations - to the full scope of the Blues with a pinch of good old-fashioned Gospel to reflect the film's deeper themes of faith.