21 Grams Page #6

Synopsis: This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-convict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 76 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
2003
124 min
$16,162,920
Website
2,961 Views


- I don't have any--

- Go!

I'm not looking.

Come on. Keep walking.

Go right down here.

Just keep walking. Keep walk--

I said don't look at me.

I'll shoot you in the head.

Keep your hands up!

Walk! Over here.

Over here. Hey!

Come on, don't look at me.

Okay, keep going!

Stop! Stop!

Right-- Okay, uh--

Stop!

T-Turn around.

But keep your hands on your head.

Keep your hands on your head!

G-Get-Get--

Take your shoes off

and get down on your knees.

Uh, take off your shoes.

No, not that-- not that one.

J-Just get down on your knees!

Get down on your knees!

Sir, please.

You shouldn't have done it.

[ Wheezing ]

Done what?

You shouldn't have done it!

Close your goddamn eyes!

She looked me in the eyes.

What are you talking about?

One of the girls that I killed,

she looked me in the eye.

She wanted to tell me something.

[ Sobs ]

I just-- I left her there.

[ Sobbing ]

[ Sobs ]

I ran away.

I ran away.

I ran away.

I ran away.

I ran away.

Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh.

You sticking with red?

Sure.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I, um...

Sorry. I, uh-- Dizzy.

Can I get you a glass of water

or something?

I think I should go home.

I'm sorry. I just, uh--

I like you a lot, Cristina.

It's been a long time since

I liked someone so much.

Can I see you again?

I'm a married woman.

I figured.

Thanks.

Good-bye.

I've got peace like a river

I've got peace like a river

-I've got peace like a river

in my soul

- Everybody!

I've got love like an ocean

I've got love like an ocean

I've got love like an ocean

in my soul

I've got joy like a fountain

I've got joy like a fountain

I've got joy like a fountain

in my soul

-Look, Daddy. These are the zebras,

these are the lions.

- Very pretty, Gina.

How could you draw a zoo

if you've never been to one?

I've seen them in--

Stop fighting.

The lawyer called to remind you

you have to go sign on Monday.

If you want, I'll go with you

to the church again.

Daddy, in school they said...

you killed two girls

and their daddy.

Is that true?

Yes.

- No.

- Yes.

- He killed them.

- [ Marianne ]

It was an accident, sweetie.

You understand?

Oh,Jesus, every time

I look at my children...

[ Mumbling, Indistinct ]

[ Cell Phone Rings ]

Hello?

Hello?

[ Cristina ] Paul?

Wh-Who is this?

Cristina.

Did I wake you?

Hang on a second.

Hi.

Did I wake you?

No, that's okay.

Um, c-could you come

to my house?

Is something wrong?

No, I just--

I just want you to come

if you can.

Or if you want to.

Yeah.

I'll be right there.

Thanks.

Okay.

It's 2:
00 in the morning.

Who are you talking to?

I won't be long.

Where are you going?

I said I won't be long.

Exactly where and with who

are you going?

I thought you'd change

after the transplants.

And I thought you'd change

if I did. Neither of us changed.

[ Horn Honking,

Tires Screeching ]

What's wrong?

He's been shot in the chest.

- [ Cristina ] Come on.

- Shot in the-- in the chest.

He's been shot in the chest.

[ Cristina ]

Come on.

- Okay, how long's he been like that?

- He's dying, okay? We need a--

Okay, I'll go get a stretcher.

- [ Man ] Ma'am, he'll--

he'll be right back.

- It's okay.

Hang in there, baby.

I shot him.

-[ Man ] You did what?

- I shot him.

Patrol, I need you

to call the police.

It's an emergency,yes.

I'm right out front.

[ Doorbell Chimes ]

Hi.

Are you okay?

Cristina?

You kept me thinking all day.

You see, I haven't spoken

to anyone in months,

and, uh, I barely know you...

and I already

need to talk to you.

And...

there's something

the more I think about,

the less I understand.

Why the hell did you tell me

that you liked me?

Answer me, because I didn't

like you saying that at all.

You can't just walk up

to a woman you barely know

and tell her you like her.

You-You can't.

You can't do that.

You don't know

what she's going through.

Or what she's feeling.

I'm not married.

l--

Come here.

[ Sighs ]

It's okay.

[ Sniffles ]

I'm sorry.

No.

[ Sobs ]

Cristina, wait.

I have to tell you something.

Okay.

I have to tell you something.

Please, kiss me.

Wait. Cristina. l--

Cristina.

I have Michael's heart.

What--

I have Michael's heart.

You understand what I'm saying?

It was transplanted into me

at St. Francis Hospital

on October 11.

No. No.

I tried to tell you.

I just didn't know

how to tell you.

How dare you.

How dare you!

Cristina--

How f***ing dare you!

I'm here for a reason.

Get out of my house!

Cristina--

Don't touch me!

Get out of my house now!

You make me sick!

I had a reason.

Can't you see that?

You get out of my f***ing--

Get the f*** out of my house!

Okay.

You make me sick!

Get out!

[ Slams Door]

[ Sobbing ]

[ Groans ]

Good morning.

Why did you look for me?

Because I needed to.

I don't want your f***ing pity.

That wasn't it.

I was sick, Cristina.

I was very sick.

I was dying when Michael

gave me his heart.

He saved my life.

I tried in every way that

I knew how to find out...

who had given me this heart.

And that's how I found out how

he and your daughters had died.

And it's very painful for me

to know how I got this heart.

And I couldn't sleep.

I just-- I wanted to thank you.

I wanted to help in some way.

I just want to

thank you for--

[ Sighs ]

But I couldn't find you.

And then I saw you...

that day.

And now I can't

be away from you.

I can't.

You don't have to be afraid.

I've got a good heart.

I'm scared too.

[ Marianne ]

Why did you leave us,Jack? Why?

I am where I have to be.

Gina got really sick because

of the hamster.Jack, we need you--

The past is like the Atlantic Ocean.

Back when I was mean,

about the decisions I make,

that's my mirror.

Just come back, please.

That's my mirror.

Jack, it doesn't matter.

And I have to live with them

alone. Alone.

Just come back to us,Jack.

And I can't erase it.

No one can erase it.

Your family needs you.

Jack--

[ Sobbing ]

We need to stabilize him before

we can get him to the hospital.

But right now what we really need

are units of B-positive blood.

l-I'm O-positive.

Will that work?

Okay, open and close your fist

several times.

[ Woman On Radio ]

Unit 35, go ahead.

Okay, pal,you're free to go

for lack of evidence.

Your story doesn't check out

and contradicts our investigation...

and the statements made by

Mrs. Peck and Mr. Rivers.

I just need you to sign here.

What if I really am guilty?

Yeah, well, it happens.

Won't be the first time,

won't be the last.

What are you doing?

You've been lost for too many days,

don't you think, you prick?

Mary, I don't want to fight.

I want this to end well.

Oh, you think ending well means

disappearing for a few days?

You just waited till you got better

to tell me to f*** off.

I'm going back to London.

We can't keep doing this.

Really?

I'll have surgery and I'll be

inseminated with your child,

with or without you.

Mary, what for? Why?

Because I want to.

Well, I won't authorize that.

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Guillermo Arriaga

Guillermo Arriaga Jordán is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as "a hunter who works as a writer," he is best known for his BAFTA-nominated script for 21 Grams and his ... more…

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