Ethan Hawke’s second feature as director is the kind of soulful, romantic vignette for which he has become known.
A sweet tale of first love and heartbreak, Hawke (who also takes on a small role) juxtaposes a vibrant New York City with the intensity of smalltown Texas, as 20 year-old aspiring actor William (Mark Webber) falls in love with singer Sarah (Catalina Sandino Moreno), only to get the heave-ho weeks later.
Unable to cope with his loss - both of his girlfriend and the father he had to leave as a small child - William’s is an evocative, visually seductive rite of passage with
a marked air of autobiography about it, and in the charismatic Webber, Hawke has discovered a talent to watch.
