I saw the film today and while the performances were good and the look of the film from the sets to the costuming were impressive the flow of the film wasn't perfect and that felt like it was mainly down to the editing.
The tone shift half way through did feel jarring, it made the film feel oddly paced as the characters motivations were so emotional and fluid that I felt the viewer had to keep working out the reasons for such intense decisions and it not working at least sometimes for me.
Fans of the novel will notice big changes and I imagine the film works better for people who are unfamiliar with Ron Rash's novel as I was disappointed how different it was.
It's not a masterpiece but it's not a disaster, if any thing it feels too ambitious and doesn't quite reach the heights needed.
The tone shift half way through did feel jarring, it made the film feel oddly paced as the characters motivations were so emotional and fluid that I felt the viewer had to keep working out the reasons for such intense decisions and it not working at least sometimes for me.
Fans of the novel will notice big changes and I imagine the film works better for people who are unfamiliar with Ron Rash's novel as I was disappointed how different it was.
It's not a masterpiece but it's not a disaster, if any thing it feels too ambitious and doesn't quite reach the heights needed.