Ripple Effect (film)

Not to be confused with 7/7 Ripple Effect.

Ripple Effect is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Philippe Caland and starring Forest Whitaker, Virginia Madsen, Minnie Driver and Caland.^[1][2] Whitaker, Madsen and Driver also served as executive producers of the film.^[3][4]

Ripple Effect
Directed by	Philippe Caland
Written by	Philippe Caland
Produced by	Philippe Caland
Starring	Forest Whitaker Virginia Madsen Minnie Driver Philippe Caland
Cinematography	Daron Keet
Edited by	Joseph Semense Yvan Gauthier
Music by	Anthony Marinelli
Production company	YBG Prods.
Distributed by	Monterey Media
Release dates	June 21, 2007 (2007-06-21) (Avignon) September 26, 2008 (2008-09-26) (Manhattan)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Forest Whitaker as Phillip
• Virginia Madsen as Sherry
• Minnie Driver as Kitty
• Philippe Caland as Amer
• John Billingsley
• Kip Pardue
• Kali Rocha
• Charley Mae Caland

Reception

The film has a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[5]

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."^[2]

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."^[4]