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Gyllenhaal infuses 'Sherrybaby' with wrenching emotion
by David Germain

If nothing else, "Sherrybaby" confirms Maggie Gyllenhaal as arguably the most fearless, self-possessed actress of her age in Hollywood. A bleak drama of a petty thief and drug addict stumbling and fumbling to put her life in order after prison, "Sherrybaby" is not so much a film as a performance, and it's a great one from Gyllenhaal. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Three years after entering prison for robbery as a 19-year-old heroin addict, Sherry Swanson begins her first day of freedom, clean and sober. A model prisoner who has undergone personal transformation, she immediately sets out to regain custody of her young daughter. But she quickly discovers that coming back to the world she left behind is far more difficult than she had planned.

FILM FACTS ...

IFC Films

'Sherrybaby'

Director: Laurie Collyer
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Giancarlo Esposito, Sam Bottoms, Brad Henke, Bridget Barkan
Run time: 96 minutes
Release date: August 25, 2006
Rating: Not rated, but contains language, drug use and some explicit sex scenes.

On the web
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READ THE REVIEW

The Associated Press: C+
"Gyllenhaal takes an unpleasant character and makes her, if not lovable or even likable, at least tolerable, understandable and intriguing enough that you don't mind hanging with her to see how things turn out."