Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Potential Inside 2010

The Potential Inside (2010)     Chris Carmik announces his retirement from professional cycling but he will remain in the sport as a coach.  Sara, his wife, is very disappointed to hear he will be coaching because she wants him to spend more time with their young daughter.  She feels he is missing a lot of her growing up since he seems to be always gone at her events.  Right after the press conference, there is an auto accident with a truck hitting the passenger side of their car.  Chris is injured, in the hospital for a while and he has a broken arm and wrist.  Unfortunately, his daughter in the back seat was killed.  Chris takes this so hard he doesn’t know if he will be able to recover.
     Sara doesn’t seem to have much sympathy with the intense grief Chris is feeling.  She is grieving herself but she leaves and goes to stay with her mother.  Chris does reconcile with Sara but there is no insight into their process.  The beginning is the accident and the rest of the film is mountain biking.  Somewhat like Premium Rush, if you are not interested in the biking, what else is left?  This does have a very positive message of learning out to cope with a tragic loss.  3* (This movie is OK)

95 min, Drama directed by Scotty Curlee with Michael Cuddire, Scotty Curlee, Jeremiah Bishop Ransford Doherty, Kera O’Bryon, Declan McGovern.

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, imdb 6.8 out of 10.

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