Uncertainty Page #5

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
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Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Year:
2008
101 min
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I got another message

from Perez.

What does it say?

Nothing.

He just wants to know

why we didn't get back to him.

He doesn't know anything

about us, though, does he?

No, I don't think so.

Okay, I'm turning off the phone.

So now what?

What do we do?

We wait until the morning.

You hungry?

I'm always hungry.

You did good.

Look how much you ate.

I appreciate you

taking care of these.

All right, make a little

space here, please.

Good.

Really good, yeah.

All right, round 2.

Nice.

Mami, there's more down here

if you want any--

you just let me know, okay?

Hey, guys?

This is the time for a toast.

Para arriba.

Para arriba.

Para abajo...

Para abajo...

Al centro.

Pa 'dentro.

Salud.

Salud.

I want everyone

to taste my empanadas.

That's what you want.

I'll go for you.

Earl, we will get you

some gardening going here.

I actually own, finally.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Little piece of New York.

That's right.

It's like me in a cubicle

with a phone and a computer,

and that's really it.

Yeah.

You know?

All day long, right?

All day long.

I don't have anybody bringing me

fresh tomatoes like you did,

or my--or my coffee

or something like that.

There was interference there.

Their player

went out of the line,

and he hit the guy in the--

They lost.

Here--here they come!

Can I have one?

Yeah, pass the plate.

These are just vegetarian,

right?

They're beef.

No?

I can't have?

No?

What do you think, everybody?

They're great.

You're my little girl.

I'd love to go to Harvard.

She should.

She just--she just deferred

her scholarship.

They are driving me

absolutely insane, tio.

Do you know what happened?

So it's yours.

It's gonna be ours.

This isn't renting.

There's no more renting.

It's gonna be so much larger.

We've had, like, no time.

I'm working extra shifts,

and we got 2 kids,

she's taking off.

She gives me sh*t

for not cleaning up the home,

because she wants everything

to be perfect.

My father was there when--

he was stationed in--in New York

when the Giants were here,

and that--that's part of why

I wanted to come here, actually.

Don't you worry about it.

They give me all the credit

for getting the grades.

Relax.

But they don't let me

make my own decisions.

The same happened to Katalina.

Don't worry about it.

Your father used to give

a hard time to Katalina,

and look at her.

She's doing good now.

You should do the same thing.

The same happened with

the music, okay, for Hector.

Hector had the pa--

the passion.

Tio?

Where is he?

Tio?

Why isn't he here?

Tio, don't you remember?

Hey, Felix.

Felix.

Tio.

Why isn't he here?

Why isn't Hector here?

Where is he?

Diego. Diego.

Hector is not coming.

Remember, I told you that?

He's not coming.

Right?

Yeah, right.

Relax.

Excuse--excuse me.

You don't have to leave

the table, tio.

Do you want me to come inside

with you?

No, sweetheart, that's okay.

Just stay.

Stay.

I had no idea it was this bad.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah, he's--

Mami.

I don't know what to say,

but I guess he's also drinking

a little bit.

He'd always sit up here,

right?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's a shame, you know,

so young and--

Hey.

You want to come outside

and smoke a cigarette with me?

Mami, you okay?

Okay.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay.

You want more sausage, mom?

You want more sausage?

No.

What, did you quit again?

No, I'm just not smoking

right now.

Why?

Because I don't think

I should.

Oh, my God.

Katie.

I know.

My God.

Katie.

I know.

Katie.

I'm sorry I didn't

tell you sooner.

No, that's okay.

That's okay.

Does Bobby know yet?

Yeah, it's been 11 weeks.

I know.

I know.

But it's just that every time

I try to make a decision...

I don't...

make a decision.

I don't know why.

You're really mad about this,

aren't you?

Can't believe

you're eating roast beef.

One sandwich.

It--it will lead to others.

One sandwich does not mean

that I've failed

in my commitment

to fishitarianism.

You know,

I'm not gonna kiss you

till that sh*t's

out of your system.

How do I know

when it's out of my system?

Hey.

Salud, Bobby.

Salud.

For many more.

Maria, I love you.

My son.

Mami.

Cheers, Bobby.

I love you.

Don't shoot it;

just sip it.

That's good.

We'll take some of this with us.

This Earl knows what he's doing,

let me tell you.

Look who we found eating

ice cream in the kitchen.

Aparecido, muchacho.

Me estaba comiendo

un helado deliciosa.

Mira, mira.

Numero cinco.

The fireworks.

My God.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

we should go to the--hey.

I liked it.

I did.

That's good.

You okay?

Yeah.

Where are we gonna go?

I don't know.

My back hurts.

Those seats were tiny.

Your back hurts?

Yeah.

That's so funny.

Hector would always talk about

seats being too small for him,

so he'd have to sit

in the aisle.

Hector did?

Yeah.

You don't talk about your

brother as much as you used to.

I know.

Bobby, where are we gonna go?

I don't know.

We can't go home, though.

I don't like being

on the streets.

Well, we could go

to Fitz's party.

I told him we were gonna come.

All right, let's go.

Why not?

Come on.

Go like this.

Hey, Bobby, can you do this?

You want a beat?

Do something.

Te deja un paseo

Como es estudiante

ya se va Escalona

Pero de recuerdo

te deja un paseo

Que te habla

de aquel inmenso amor

que llevo

dentro del corazn

que dice

Sorry, excuse us.

Sorry.

It's so f***ing hot.

We got to say hi to Fitz.

Bobby!

Hey.

What's up, man?

How are you?

Thanks for having us.

Absolutely.

I brought Kate.

Kate!

Hi.

I think there's a roof.

Okay.

Yeah.

My God.

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Come on, girls.

Don't get hit by a car!

Tiger on there.

Did you hear that?

Yeah.

Hey, will you slowpokes

hurry up, please?

You know,

I don't talk about my brother

as much as I used to because...

I just don't think about him

as much.

You know, he's been dead

a long time.

It's been 5 years.

My mom thinks about him

every day...

Every minute.

Makes me think like

something's wrong with me.

There's not.

Promise.

Would we be people

with a kid...

or parents?

What's the difference?

Jack?

Come on, girl.

Come on, girl.

Ay, come on, girl.

Bye, Bobby.

Nice meeting you.

Nice to meet you.

It was really nice

to see you guys.

I'm gonna go say good-bye

to mami.

Felix, thanks again.

Hey, my pleasure.

Hey, had a good time?

Si.

Tranquilo?

Yeah.

I'll--I'll pick you up next week?

Thank you.

And we watch some football.

I asked Bobby if he could

drop off Uncle Diego.

Yeah, he said it's fine.

So here is the pasta,

las empanadas.

Mama.

I want to ask you something.

Could you talk to your sister?

Please, talk to her.

You know, I...

I want to talk to her,

but it's impossible.

I mean, she's not listening.

I mean, I do everything wrong.

She's gonna trust you, you know?

You're assuming

that I agree with you.

You do agree, don't you?

Please, I can't sleep, you know?

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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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