Ripple Effect (film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Ripple Effect

| image = Ripple Effect.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Philippe Caland

| producer = Philippe Caland

| writer = Philippe Caland

| story =

| starring = Forest Whitaker
Virginia Madsen
Minnie Driver
Philippe Caland

| music = Anthony Marinelli

| cinematography = Daron Keet

| editing = Joseph Semense
Yvan Gauthier

| studio = YBG Prods.

| distributor = Monterey Media

| released = {{Film date|2007|6|21|Avignon|2008|9|26|Manhattan}}

| runtime = 83 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Ripple Effect is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Philippe Caland and starring Forest Whitaker, Virginia Madsen, Minnie Driver and Caland.{{cite web|author=Associated Press|title=Ripple Effect|date=15 October 2008|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/ripple-effect-125975|accessdate=4 November 2020}}{{cite web|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|title=Making Cosmic Waves|date=25 September 2008|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/movies/26ripp.html|accessdate=1 November 2020}} Whitaker, Madsen and Driver also served as executive producers of the film.{{cite web|last=Nesselson|first=Lisa|title=Ripple Effect|date=6 July 2007|publisher=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/ripple-effect-1200558043/|accessdate=1 November 2020}}{{cite web|last=Shannon|first=Jeff|title="Ripple Effect": Nice try, but a little self-awareness goes a long way|date=5 September 2008|publisher=The Seattle Times|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/ripple-effect-nice-try-but-a-little-self-awareness-goes-a-long-way/|accessdate=1 November 2020}}

Cast

Reception

The film has a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|title=Ripple Effect|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009992-ripple_effect|accessdate=1 November 2020}}

Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "But there’s only so much they can do with his script, which starts with a not-very-original insight and takes too many shortcuts delivering it."

Jeff Shannon of The Seattle Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "After a bumpy start, Ripple Effect begins to show why Whitaker, Virginia Madsen and Minnie Driver signed on as executive producers and co-stars."

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