Taking Chance

Kevin Bacon delivers a powerful performance in this true-life HBO drama as Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl, a veteran Marine Corps officer who learns that Lance Corporal Chance Phelps─a young man killed in action in Iraq─was from his hometown and volunteers to escort the body home. Along the way, Strobl is struck by the respect given to the fallen Marine, forcing him to face his own guilt over leaving combat duty in favor of a desk job. With Tom Aldredge, Blanche Baker. 78 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish; featurettes; interviews; deleted scene.