The first thing I will say is... It is beautifully shot every image is well thought out... so much so that each image lasts a lifetime. The film rambles and rambles and though it has a decent enough story at it's heart and is supported by some very good performances, it is another film that could do with at least 15 minutes cutting out.
Josh Brolin is the lynch pin (for me) of the film, his gravitas keeps a lid on it being too sentimental. The script is okay too but it is simply drawn out when they are packing up to leave, the damn thing goes on for about 2 minutes... I got it after 10 seconds.
Also this man has made a break from prison and when it starts reaching a point to get it together before he gets caught - well guess what. Then they tie the whole ting up in about five minutes.
The flash backs are vague and it seems that what the director wants us to be concerned with is the emotion - so as to the fathers reasons for leaving or his reason for being imprisoned - it's all there but it's all vague and left that way in favor of the quivering emotionality of the relationships - this could have been an excellent movie but misses for me. Josh Borlin though - he's the man!
Josh Brolin is the lynch pin (for me) of the film, his gravitas keeps a lid on it being too sentimental. The script is okay too but it is simply drawn out when they are packing up to leave, the damn thing goes on for about 2 minutes... I got it after 10 seconds.
Also this man has made a break from prison and when it starts reaching a point to get it together before he gets caught - well guess what. Then they tie the whole ting up in about five minutes.
The flash backs are vague and it seems that what the director wants us to be concerned with is the emotion - so as to the fathers reasons for leaving or his reason for being imprisoned - it's all there but it's all vague and left that way in favor of the quivering emotionality of the relationships - this could have been an excellent movie but misses for me. Josh Borlin though - he's the man!