Drew's Thoughts:
This film is sort of a mix of A History of Violence and A Serious Man. Unfortunately, the quality is much closer to the former.
The film is earnest to the point of being hokey, which in turn gives it an unintended feeling of phoniness. A perfect example is the big twist, which I honestly think the film maker believes is clever, which is so dumb because it feels unearned. The twist consists of a vital piece of character background being revealed which is left out solely so it can be the twist. Had it been revealed at the beginning, there literally would not have been a movie as the entire plot is predicated on the audience not knowing this single piece of information. That's sloppy, flaccid writing.
The acting isn't great and the supposed existential angst is not felt by the audience at all. I've seen worse films, but I couldn't help wondering why this film exists and who thought it worthy of funding.
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