2011 Toronto International Film Festival lineup: Pluses and minuses
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Plus: Director is “An Inconvenient Truth” filmmaker Davis Guggenheim; built-in audience of fans.
Minus: Nonfans of U2 probably have no interest. (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)
Logline: A former drug dealer becomes a minister and establishes an orphanage for refugee child soldiers in Sudan.
Plus: Compelling true-life story starring
Minus: Violent scenes involving children can be tough to watch.
In U.S. theaters: Sept. 23 (Phil Bray / Relativity Media)
Logline: Still grieving the death of his brother, a man (Mark Duplass) hooks up with his sister-in-law’s sister (Rosemarie DeWitt), and then the sister-in-law (
Plus: Strong indie cast could be appealing if well-executed.
Minus: Has the potential to fall into the sometimes tedious
