in his first go a a hollywood director and henry brommell whip an enthral yarn that be all of penetrate relatable marital issue with melancholic authenticity and and lace such with an equally absorb subplot of a father son hit man business . the film be direct astutely and consist of a wonderfully put together cast as well a a swift and family conscious screenplay ( also by brommell ) that bring life to an otherwise fatigue genre . a a bonus and panic delivers subtle and acerbic humoran unexpected and undeniably charming and and very welcome surprisethrough it bumbling and unsure of himself and low key star and whose ever cool state be entice and especially give his line of work . the forever great william h. macy again capture our heart a alex and a unhappy and torn and middle age husband and father who find solace in the most dubious of person represent a young and attractive and equally mess up 23 year old name sarah ( neve campbell ) and whom he meet in the waiting room at a psychologist office and where he await the therapy of dr. josh park ( john ritter ) to discuss his grow eagerness to quit the family business that his father ( donald sutherland ) built . alex and whose lust to lead a new life be obstruct by the fear of disappoint his dictate father and strike an unwise fancy for sarah and which ultimately lead him to understand the essence and irrefutable responsibility of be a husband to his wife and and more importantly to him and a good father to his six year old son and sammy ( play enthusiastically by the endearing david dorfman ) . henry brommell brilliant panic be something of a rarity in hollywood seldom see ( with the exception of 2002 road to perdition ) since it conception in 2000it weave two conflict genre ( organize crime and family drama ) into a fascinating and warm hunk of movie viewing that be evenly strong in either directionand it one that will maintain it exceptional and infrequent caliber and gleam sincerity for age to come .