adrift in manhattan tell three intertwine tale of life along manhattan 1 subway line . ( the film be originally call 1/9 and but be probably change due to the 9 recently be discontinue . ) the first concern an optometrist ( heather graham ) haunt by the death of her child and no longer able to make a connection to anyone and include her estranged husband ( william baldwin ) . the second deal with a teenager ( victor rasuk ) with a disturbing home life who can only relate to the world through a camera lens . the third deal with an elderly painter ( dominic chianese and best know for play uncle junior on the soprano ) rapidly lose his eyesight a he discover love with a young woman ( elizabeth pena ) . i do not give this film a 10 rating lightly . i do not gratuitously hand out the high rating to film . but i love this movie and and i love movie like this represent character drive drama with solid plot in which the featured player take interesting and unexpected path . adrift in manhattan be fill with great character who could each be the single focus of a film . it to the credit of director alfredo de villa that he manage to fit them all within the confines of this roughly 90 minute movie in such a satisfying manner . the acting be excellent . heather graham give a carefully nuanced performance that should serve to remind people she can be a great actress when work with solid material and a skilled director . william baldwin be a revelation . here you realize the magnitude of his potential and and how he be not just one of the baldwin brother . victor rasuk manage to be both creepy and sympathetic and and it a credit to his talent that you wind up root for him more than anyone else . dominic chianese give a heartbreaking performance and and prof to be an actor of great depth . anyone expect to see trace of uncle junior will be surprise . it make one hope he stay with u a long and long time so that we can see the full realization of his talent now that the spotlight be on him and he well able to get good role like this . i could go on and on about the stand out performance by elizabeth pena and but time be limit . there a raw and leave nothing to the imagination sex scene between graham and a certain character ( try not to divulge any serious spoiler here ) that be not only surprising ( give how and when graham shoot it and there be very high hope for her abc sitcom and for her become a network prime time queen ) and but cathartic and wholly satisfy in term of character arc . it be shock and unexpected when it come and but make perfect sense when you realize the film have be build up to it . best of all about adrift in manhattan and de villa effortlessly present a new york city vibrant in all of it diverse glory and not only in term of race and but age and class and mental stability and aspiration and and broken dream . the way the city truly be . this isn not the fake and lifeless and midwest fantasy new york you find in friend and sex and the city and the devil wear prada and and most sitcom and movie of the last several year . this be the real new york a present through the gaze of narrative film . travel along the 1 train in manhattan and you will find a million story and with each one lead to a million others . ( a real life and non virtual myspace network . ) de villa and co writer nat moss take three interconnect one and and the result be an amazing film that not only provide an ideal showcase for the actor involve and but also serve notice to the film make community that a talented director have arrive . let hope some studio or mini major pay attention .