Chrystal (film)

Chrystal is an American drama film, which was released to audiences in the United States on April 8, 2005. The cast included Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Harry Lennix, Walton Goggins, and Grace Zabriskie. Ray McKinnon, in addition to playing the role of Snake, directed, wrote, and produced the film. The story is about a woman named Chrystal Lisa Blount who has been traumatized both physically and mentally from a car accident that took the life of her son. Joe Billy Bob Thornton, Chrystals husband, has just been released from jail after a 16year sentence stemming from multiple crimes he committed.

The movie begins in a rather dramatic fashion, depicting Joe fleeing from the police in a high speed police chase with his wife and son in the same car. While weaving down the mountain roads at a high rate of speed, Joe loses control of the vehicle and ends up rolling down a hill and, subsequently, crashing into a tree. Chrystal is severely injured in the accident, suffering a broken neck. Their son, who the police presumed was flung through the windshield, was never found at the scene of the accident, or anywhere in the surrounding areas. For his role in running from the police and causing injuries to his passengers, Joe is arrested and sentenced toyears imprisonmet for a variety of crimes, including fleeing to avoid justice.Upon his release from the state prison, Joe comes back to his home in search of a change in his life. He ends up coming back home to his wife, who hadnt divorced him even while he was away in prison. Because of Joes runin with the law, and the resulting car accident and loss of their child, Chrystal is permanently injured in her neck that left her a onetime quadrapalegic. Although Chrystal has managed to regain limited mobility in her body, she has completely lost her enthusiasm, emotions, or will to live. As Joe begins to slowly work his way back into her life, she is unsure of whether to accept him once again, fearing what may happen if she does so. He now wants to change and atone for his past life of crime. Forced to face his past to continue with his future, Joe runs into an old enemy of his, Snake Ray McKinnon. Worried about him, Snake invites Joe to rejoin him in his illegal drug operation. ........

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