
This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to T, their beautiful 4 year old daughter. He starts ou... (Full plot summary below)
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This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to T, their beautiful 4 year old daughter. He starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easy. He crosses paths with friends, family, and strangers, each exchange showing us that there is much more to Oscar than meets the eye. But it would be his final encounter of the day, with police officers at the Fruitvale BART station that would shake the Bay Area to its very core, and cause the entire nation to be witnesses to the story of Oscar Grant.
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| Windy City TimesRichard KnightFlawed though it is by overstating the obvious, Fruitvale Station is also sensitively acted and well-intentioned. |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeA tragic, grievous subject matter handled delicately and efficiently. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaFruitvale Station nos lembra de que somos todos Oscar Grant. |
| Us WeeklyMara ReinsteinIt's an unflinching, 360-degree character portrait. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussIn the wake of the Trayvon Martin verdict, this compassionate film reclaims the humanity of victims transformed into political symbols and provides context for those who think the media and not Zimmerman's bullet 'injected race' into the Martin killing. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookIt's funny how the bloated, overly lengthy studio blockbusters have far less impact than 90 minutes of a relatively brief, CGI-free 'little' movie such as 'Fruitvale Station.' |
| MLive.comJohn SerbaMany recent movies so cavalierly dispense thousands upon thousands of ammunition rounds, you can sometimes forget the effect that one bullet can have on human life. |
| Times-PicayuneMike ScottFruitvale Station is only the first in a string of civil-rights minded movies set to hit theaters this year -- contributing to what could be the most racially conscious award season in recent memory. |
| About.comEric D. SniderBenefits immeasurably from its piercing lead performances, stumbling only in its over-eagerness to make its points. |
| Film Geek CentralAustin KennedyThis isn't a movie that grabs you by the throat, it's one that sneaks up on you and gets under your skin. FRUITVALE STATION is an authentically raw motion picture that I won't soon forget. |