the day to retrieve it. Gipson, who scooped up the file, is torn, and initially refuses to return the file. Banek, who is desperate to get his papers back, goes to a "fixer", a shady computer hacker, and gets him to switch off Gipson's credit, destroying Gipson's chance for a home loan to keep his family together. Gipson is distraught when he finds out his credit has been ruined and he comes close to drinking again. Determined to get back at Banek, Gipson removes several lug nuts from one of Banek's wheels, and Banek suffers some minor injuries after his car crashes on the highway. An infuriated Banek goes to the elementary school of Gipson's children and tells school officials that Gipson plans to kidnap the boys, so Gipson is arrested and jailed. His enraged wife declares her intention to move forward with taking their sons to Oregon and says that Gipson will never see them again. Both men, shaken by the consequences of their actions, start to reconsider their desire for vengeance and try to find a way out. Although it appears unlikely that either man will achieve what he had hoped, both resolve to let go and do what is right, and the two men apologize to each other. Gipson returns the file containing the power of appointment, which Banek has since learned was obtained illegally, and he uses it to blackmail his boss to conduct business honestly and get approval to represent Gipson pro bono to resolve his legal troubles. Banek also visits Gipson's wife, asking her to "give me five minutes." The next day, Gipson is walking and notices his wife and sons standing across the street, smiling at him. Cast Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson Kim Staunton as Valerie Gipson Toni Collette as Michelle Sydney Pollack as Stephen Delano Tina Sloan as Mrs. Delano Richard Jenkins as Walter Arnell Akil Walker as Stephen Gibson Cole Hawkins as Danny Gipson Ileen Getz as Ellen Jennifer Dundas Lowe as Mina Dunne Matt Malloy as Ron Cabot Amanda Peet as Cynthia Banek Bruce Altman as Joe Kaufman Joe Grifasi as Judge Cosell Angela Goethals as Sarah Windsor Kevin Sussman as Tyler Cohen William Hurt as Sponsor John Benjamin Hickey as Carlyle Dylan Baker as Finch Jordan Gelber as Priest Olga Merediz as Mrs. Miller Jayne Houdyshell as Miss Tetley Reception Box office