Winged Creatures (aka Fragments) (2009)

One of the inferior spawns of CRASH that followed in its wake, WINGED CREATURES has a compelling hook. After a lone gunman walks into a diner and randomly shoots before killing himself, the survivors are left to deal with the psychological aftermath which affects them in different ways. The main problem is, unlike CRASH, we’re not invested in any of the characters. We never feel the horror of the massacre, we’re detached voyeurs through out the film. Some of the storylines are egregiously miscalculated like Forest Whitaker who goes on an aimless gambling binge. The most fascinating plot line involves Dakota Fanning who becomes a religious fanatic after the killings to disguise the horrible facts she cannot face. Also starring Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Hudson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jackie Earle Haley, Embeth Davidtz and Troy Garity.