American Heart by Stephen Farber Jeff Bridges and Edward Furlong give searing performances as a troubled father and son in the bleak drama, American Heart. In his feature directorial debut, documentarian Martin Bell coaxes understated performances from all of the actors, and he brings impressive verisimilitude to scenes among the kids of Seattle. The script is marred by a stock melodramatic conclusion, but it powerfully conjures a new kind of blasted urban family. What did you think of this movie? Sound off in the Movie Forum.