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In an ordinary day, a deranged man has a rampage in a diner and
randomly shoots the costumers. The survivors of the tragic episode are
deeply affected by the shooting and have the most different reactions:
the youngster Anne Hagen (Dakota Fanning) becomes popular at school
telling her version of the shooting and shows a great faith on God; her
friend Jimmy Jaspersen (Josh Hutcherson) becomes mute and closes
himself to the outer world like an autist; the waitress Carla Davenport
(Kate Beckinsale) neglects her baby and has a vulgar behavior with men;
Dr. Bruce Laraby (Guy Pearce) loses his self-confidence and tries an
experimental treatment to the migraine of his wife; and the compulsive
gambler Charlie Archenault (Forrest Whitaker) believes that he is lucky
in the game and gambles all his money but he has a jinx.

"Winged Creatures" is a depressing movie about the aftermath of an
urban violence that every now and then happens in North America –
shooting in a public space. There are rich characters developed in a
short running time that deserved a longer time to explain their motives
better. The bleak experiment of Dr. Bruce Laraby with his wife is weird
and bizarre, and it is hard to understand his motives. Why Carla
neglects her baby is also very strange since the viewer does not know
her behavior at home before the tragic incident. Charlie deserves his
fate since he is an addicted gambler. However the kids Jimmy and Anne
are perfectly developed and have the best drama in the story, with a
heartbreaking conclusion. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Efeito da F.

"Winged Creatures" wants very much to make A Statement about modern
life: the interconnectedness of human beings, the devastation wrought
by random shootings that have become an unfortunate cliché in American
communities, and the shock waves that erupt from the epicenter of these
violent acts. Fragmentation can be an effective storytelling device for
this kind of drama, and "Winged Creatures" has some impressive
predecessors. Despite the movie's imitative efforts, however, "Crash"
it ain't.

"Creatures" follows the aftermath of an act of anonymous violence in an
anonymous diner full of anonymous people in an anonymous working class
neighborhood. Writer Roy Freirich and director Rowan Woods want to draw
us in with Everyness of their characters: Clara, a young, single-mom
waitress (Kate Beckinsdale); Charlie, a middle-aged man (Forest
Whitaker) with more serious matters on his mind than trying to get
Clara to do her job; Anne and Jimmy, two young friends (Dakota Fanning,
Josh Hutcherson) who cower under a table when the shooting starts; Dr.
Laraby, an emergency room physician (Guy Pearce) who decides to find
out what it really means to play God.

All of this is familiar territory. Handled well, films of this nature
engage us with recurring "A- ha!" moments and sparks of true insight
into the human condition. Unfortunately, "Winged Creatures" never quite
reaches those heights. The back stories are unimaginative and sometimes
contradictory. Motivation for Pearce's doctor is hinted at, but never
concretized, making his personal about-face downright baffling. Instead
of graceful complexity, "Winged Creatures" settles for clunky symbolism
that has all the depth of a coat of paint and the subtlety of a
jackhammer.

I wanted—and tried—to like this movie. I enjoy films that ask me to
follow a cat's-cradle maze of intertwining stories. I think that pop
culture is uniquely qualified to help us forget about the banality of
evil and reignite our tendency to care when bad things happen to good
people. And the "Winged Creatures" cast, including Jeanne Tripplehorn,
Embeth Davidtz, Jennifer Hudson, and Jackie Earle Haley in supporting
roles, is talented and deserves material that showcases its diverse
strengths. Despite my best efforts, however, I simply couldn't overlook
the weaknesses in the script and direction. Ultimately, "Winged
Creatures" never gets off the ground..