Shea Whigham, as a social worker named Parker in “The Gateway,” spends the entire movie looking as if he hasn’t showered in a month. Even after he takes a shower, he still looks like he needs a shower.
You might feel the same way after you watch the movie, a reasonably effective crime film/redemption story set on the gritty, grittier and grittiest streets of St. Louis.
Don’t look for any familiar landmarks, though. The movie’s trailer includes two stock shots of the Gateway Arch, which are two more shots of St. Louis than actually appear in the film, which was entirely shot in Virginia.
