''Chain Link'' is a 2008 American drama film directed by
Dylan Reynolds, starring
Mark Irvingsen,
Jim Storm,
Yassmin Alers
Yassmin Alers is an American film and stage actress.
Early life and education
Alers was born in New York City's Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
Career
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, Luciano Rauso and
Jody Jaress
Jody Jaress is an American actress, director, writer and jazz and blues singer in the Los Angeles, California area. She began studying acting, singing, and dancing in the mid 1950s.
Early life
Jaress was born in Ottawa, Illinois, and is the ...
.
Cast
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Mark Irvingsen as Anthony
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Jim Storm as Duncan
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Yassmin Alers
Yassmin Alers is an American film and stage actress.
Early life and education
Alers was born in New York City's Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
Career
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as Jade
* Luciano Rauso as "Little Man"
*
Jody Jaress
Jody Jaress is an American actress, director, writer and jazz and blues singer in the Los Angeles, California area. She began studying acting, singing, and dancing in the mid 1950s.
Early life
Jaress was born in Ottawa, Illinois, and is the ...
as Rhea
* Peter Looney as Cromwell
* David Kallaway as Brian
*
Lelia Goldoni
Lelia Vita Goldoni (nee Rizzuto; October 1, 1936 – July 22, 2023) was an American actress. She was best known for co-starring in John Cassavetes's groundbreaking independent film ''Shadows'' (1959). She received two BAFTA Award nominations th ...
as Floraine
* Jim Round as Officer O'Keefe
Reception
Kristi Matsuda of ''
LA Weekly
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'' wrote that while the script "sometimes slips into sentimentality and entertains the odd delusion of grandeur", the film "mostly presents a spare, refreshingly clear-eyed depiction of a deadbeat’s downward spiral."
Mark Keizer of ''
Boxoffice Pro
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History
It started in 1920 as ''The Reel Journal'', taking the name ''Boxoffice'' in 1931 and still publishes today, with a ...
'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that while Reynolds "adds little to the conversation", his "close-to-the-bone rendering still draws you in, proving once again that movies begin and end with characters you care about."
Brad Wilke of ''
Film Threat
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'' wrote that while the film "does a pretty good job of telling its story", it is "a shame that we’ve seen it all before."
Gary Goldstein of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' wrote that while Reynolds "deserves credit for his confident, singular approach", his emphasis on "“performance over perfection in image” nets mixed results."
Robert Koehler of ''
Variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' wrote that the film "struggles to make a downhill life seem something more than just inevitable."
References
External links
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* {{rotten-tomatoes, 10009993-chain_link, Chain Link
American drama films
2008 drama films
2008 films