While single mom Maxine (Kate Beckinsale) had her issues raising epileptic son Ezra (Christopher Convery) on the shabbier side of Vegas, she thought she wouldn't have to worry about her estranged father Max (Brian Cox)-an ex-boxer and legbreaker doing life for murder. That changed when a diagnosis for pancreatic cancer got Max compassionate release-and he arrived determined to make good for his family. Catherine Hardwicke's moving back-to-basics opus co-stars Tyson Ritter, Ernie Hudson. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.