Levity (film)
| Levity | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Levity | |
| Directed by | Ed Solomon |
| Written by | Ed Solomon |
| Produced by | Richard N. Gladstein Adam J. Merims Ed Solomon |
| Starring | Billy Bob Thornton Morgan Freeman Holly Hunter Kirsten Dunst |
| Edited by | Pietro Scalia |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates | January 16, 2003 (Sundance Film Festival) (premiere) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,500,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $209,695 |
Levity is a 2003 drama film directed by Ed Solomon. Its theatrical release was on April 4. The score for this film was composed by Mark Oliver Everett of the band Eels. Levity was filmed in Montreal, Canada.
Plot
Manual Jordan, a man who served nearly 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery, is released after serving a life sentence. After spending his time staring at a clipping of Abner Easley, the boy he killed, he returns to the city he used to live in to find redemption. He ends up living at a community house which is run by Miles Evans, a preacher. He offers Manual work so he can pay for the room, and Manual places Abner's photo in his room to remind himself.
While staying at the community house, he befriends Sofia Mellinger, a wild young woman with no adult figure in her life. Manual also encounters Adele Easley, the elder sister of Abner. She does not recognize Manual and in his pursuit for forgiveness, he forms a friendship with her, and their relationship begins to develop.
Manual gets his chance for redemption when Adele's rebellious teenage son becomes involved in violence. Manual tries to befriend him and steer him in the right direction, ever mindful of the past.
Cast
- Billy Bob Thornton as Manual Jordan
- Morgan Freeman as Miles Evans
- Holly Hunter as Adele Easley
- Kirsten Dunst as Sofia Mellinger
- Manuel Aranguiz as Senor Aguilar
- Geoffrey Wigdor as Abner Easley
- Luke Robertson as Young Abner Easley
- Dorian Harewood as Mackie Whittaker
- Catherine Colvey as Claire Mellinger
- Billoah Greene as Don
- Sadiki Burke as Sadiki
- Abede Burke as Abede
- Diego Abella as Raul
- Brent Rogers as Ty
- Cordell Clyde as Cleve
- David Acer as Comedian
Reception
Levity received mixed to negative reviews from critics, as it holds a 35% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 89 reviews.