The Hawk Is Dying

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The Hawk Is Dying ★½ 2006

And so's the flick. Gloomy George Gattling (Giamatti) is stuck in a boring life, helping his sister (Schwimmer) with her autistic son, Fred (Pitt). When tragedy strikes, George becomes obsessed with catching and taming a wild red-tail hawk, seeking to control something in his life, no matter the cost or consequences. Williams shows up occasionally as a stoner coed willing to boff George. Based on the novel by Harry Crews. 106m/C DVD . Paul Giamatti, Michelle Williams, Michael Pitt, Robert Wisdom, Rusty Schwimmer, Ann Wedgeworth; D: Julian Goldberger; W: Julian Goldberger; C: Bobby Bukowski; M: Julian Goldberger.

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