Prince Edward Island International Film Festival 2008

A four-hander that never gets lost in stagy dialogue or direction, "One of Our Own" is a "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" for the Prozac set. Bolstered by a smart script and razor-sharp performances this impressively taut adult drama reps an edgy yet amusing look at middle-class fertility rites.

Central couple are suburban Angelenos Diane and Stellan (real-life marrieds Claire Rankin and Josh Randall), who have been trying for years to have a baby. But when their surrogate mother has a miscarriage, they are ready to give up.

Just then, Diane bumps into Cathy (Kate Beahan), a free-spirited younger woman who happens to carry babies for a living. Cathy's approach is a bit different from that of other surrogates and leads to an interesting dilemma for our protagonists.

Far more troubling is the sudden appearance of Matthew Lillard's lizard-like Bob, who runs the refinery where Stellan works. The idea of his boss finding out about the surrogacy scares the bejeezus out of Stellan and Diane, but it becomes even more complicated when Bob falls in love with Cathy.

"One Of Our Own" is a stylish breakthrough for Abe Levy working from a screenplay he fashioned with producer (and partner) Silver Tree. Storytelling here is scathingly entertaining, but the viewer still comes away caring about these supposedly grown-up basket cases.

excerpt from: Ken Eisner ( VARIETY magazine)

Claire Rankin is scheduled to attend the screening.