Uncertainty Page #2

Synopsis: A young couple, Kate and Bobby, flip a coin on the Brooklyn bridge to determine the paths their lives take that day, the Fourth of July. The green path takes them to Brooklyn where they spend a quiet day with Kate's family, coming to a better understanding of their status as a couple. The yellow path takes them to Manhattan where they are being chased by a gunman and are in the center of a dangerous crime ring involving large amounts of money. What does the future hold for Kate and Bobby?
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Year:
2008
101 min
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That was your idea?

Yeah.

I knew it.

Very nice, thank you.

I'll put them in a vase.

Who is she?

This is--

We just... just picked her up.

She was trying to cross

Jamaica Boulevard.

We were afraid

she might get hit,

so we picked her up.

But, you know,

is she vaccinated or something?

I mean, it can be a danger, no,

for the children?

Mom, I wouldn't have brought

her here

if I thought she was a danger.

I don't know.

If you want, you know--

Look at all your meat.

Look at all of it.

Well, I-I have your salmon

and your salmon.

Thank you.

Hello, hello!

Emily!

I thought I heard

a Broadway star in the house.

Hi, Emily.

How are you?

Good. How are you?

Good to see you.

You look great.

Thank you, so do you.

Hello, Mr. Bobby.

How are you?

I'm good. How are you?

Good to see you.

Good to see you.

Who do we have here?

This is our new friend.

Yeah?

Yeah.

You got a dog.

Yeah, they found it

in the street.

You know, actually,

maybe it would be a good idea

if you run upstairs and use

the computer in Hector's room

and make some "dog found" signs.

Yeah, good idea.

"Dog found" signs.

The computer is broken,

but perhaps you might fix it?

Yeah, I'll take a look at it.

Thank you.

Okay, sure, of course.

By the way,

how is your father?

My father?

He's well.

Yeah?

Thank you.

Yeah, he's living

with his brother in Calgary.

Calgary.

I'd like to see a picture.

Perhaps,

next time you're coming,

you can bring one?

Okay, I'll try to--

I'll--I'll find a picture.

Thank you.

Okay.

How nice, Calgary.

Mami, why would you ask him

for a picture of his father?

Well, I'd like to see

a picture of his father.

Do you--do you know him?

Why is Uncle Diego

all alone out there?

Sorry?

I'm going outside, Mom.

Hey, Katalina.

Tio.

Hey.

Tio.

Katalina.

Como estas?

So how are you?

I'm okay.

Yeah?

Yeah.

How are you?

I'm doing okay.

Yeah?

I'm fine.

You're not so bad?

How's your dancing?

It's so good.

Yeah?

Yeah, I'm in a show.

In a show?

Yeah, on Broadway.

On Broadway?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Can I come and see it?

You already came to see me.

You've seen it.

I'm going crazy.

Yeah, I came to see you.

Get her! Get her!

Come back, Tiger! Come on!

It's a dog.

What is that dog doing?

Bobby and I found her

crossing the street.

It's him.

Hello?

Tell me what just happened.

Talk to me.

I just watched a guy get shot

is what happened.

I need to get that phone.

It belongs to me,

and I need to get it back.

I'm taking the phone

to the police.

Don't do that;

listen to me.

Tell me where you are.

I can be there quickly,

but don't...

I said we're taking it

to the police,

and if you want it,

you can get it from them.

I'm done with this.

What is with this phone?

We should have just given it

to the cab driver.

So this is my fault?

We're gonna do that right now?

No, that's not

what I'm saying.

Don't answer it.

Don't answer it.

I didn't.

That's your phone.

F***.

He has my number?

Bobby, please don't answer it.

Don't answer it.

I'm not asking you

for the phone, Bobby.

I'm telling you.

How'd you get this number?

You're not listening to me,

Bobby.

That phone belongs to me,

and I'm getting sick

and f***ing tired

of asking you for it.

Get off.

We're gonna run, okay?

Go! Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Sh*t.

Come on, you okay?

Wait.

Damn it!

Slide it again.

Come on!

It's him.

Watch out.

Excuse me!

Come on!

F***!

Okay, there.

Train on the other side.

Come on! Come on!

What the f*** just happened?

You okay?

How did he find us

in Union Square?

We were only there

for 2 minutes.

Are you okay?

I'm okay.

How did that happen?

I don't know.

He has my cell phone number.

That means he could

have my address.

He has your cell phone

because you left your name

and number on those phones

or the 2 answering machines

or whatever.

You're right.

And we should have just

given it to the cabbie.

Okay, yeah, we should have.

That could have happened,

but it didn't happen.

This happened, okay?

Let's deal in reality.

What's on this f***in' thing?

What is all that?

Cyrillic.

What's that?

It's the Russian alphabet.

Man, look at all this.

This series of numbers,

this is how computers

talk to each other.

This is--this might be

why they want this.

Bobby, that's you.

My God.

$500,000?

What's on this phone, Bobby?

We need to go to the police.

City Hall?

There's a police station there?

Yeah.

Okay, we're gonna turn

all our phones off, okay?

They must be tracking the thing.

Listen to me, okay?

All right?

That's more like it.

Hi.

Hi, baby girl.

So what are you gonna

tell the police?

I'm just gonna tell them

what happened.

We'll give them the phone.

Hopefully that'll be that.

How can a phone

be worth $500,000?

That's a good question.

I don't know.

Hey.

Here you go.

Let's just put this

through first.

Hi.

We just found this in the back

of a cab a couple hours ago.

Since then, 3 different

people have called us.

What do you need?

We've been followed,

we've been chased.

We think that

there's something--

We witnessed a murder.

You witnessed a murder?

Yes.

All right, listen, you're

gonna need to speak to--

Hey, you're gonna need to speak

to Sergeant Hill.

Now, he's not here right now,

so what you need to do is sit

down on these benches back here.

When he gets back in,

I'll send him down,

and he'll talk to you, okay?

We just saw someone

get killed.

And we think it has something

to do with this phone.

Yeah, yeah...

lady, I get it.

We saw it.

I get it.

You need to speak

to Sergeant Hill.

Now, when he comes back in,

I'm gonna have him come down

and talk to you.

Go sit down on the benches back

there, okay?

Okay, can we leave this

with you?

No.

But it's not ours.

Well, it's not mine either,

honey.

Take your phone

and sit down on the bench.

Don't call her honey, please.

Easy--

Take your phone, sit down,

relax.

Yeah, how long you think

it'll be?

When the sergeant comes in,

he'll be back and talk to you.

How long do you think

it'll be, please?

I don't know.

Thank you.

Very helpful.

Thanks.

Sorry.

It's okay.

Okay, now we put this here.

Ta-da!

Okay.

Hey, it's going.

I'm gonna do this side here.

Daddy woke up.

How you like that?

What are you doing,

little raccoon?

So, how is Bobby doing?

Bobby's doing good.

How's his job?

His job is fine.

How are you?

How are the both of you?

We're doing good, Mom.

Good.

Kate, how's the show going?

You said it might close?

Yeah, it's gonna close

in 3 months.

No, you're so good

in the show.

Thank you.

Are you bummed

that it's closing?

Are you okay?

What are you gonna do?

You know what you should do

is to call Peter.

Yeah?

Would you like me to call Peter?

I mean, he could help you.

Who's Peter?

Peter is this producer

that she's been trying

to set me up with.

She keeps saying that he's tall,

dark, and handsome, and he's...

Really?

Well, yes, he's handsome,

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Scott McGehee

Scott McGehee (born April 20, 1962) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is a Columbia University graduate and did graduate work in the Rhetoric department at UC Berkeley. He was born in California, and currently resides in New York City. He is half of a long-standing writing-directing partnership with filmmaker David Siegel. Neither attended film school. McGehee is openly gay.He was a member of the US Dramatic Jury at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. more…

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