Review: I found the tone of this movie quite glum and in some ways, pretty depressing. Its based around a man who has lost his wife and struggles to bring up his 2 young sons. The elder son is a young rebel whose always in trouble with the law and the younger son a a sweat child whose in the middle of power struggle between the father, who can't find the time to spend with his children, the sister in-law, who wants the best for the child, and the elderly, son who wants to bring him into his gang. This is the 3rd movie that I have seen this weekend, which is based around the youth of today, controlling there elders and treating them with disrespect. As usual, they end up in trouble and eventually find out, the hard way, that there elders wanted the best for them but the power struggle between the two generations always causes turmoil along the way. This is definitely the case with this film and I found the rebellious kids annoying and frustrating. The dad, played by Aaron Paul, showed a lot of emotion in his role and he played his part well but the pace of the movie is very slow and it doesn't seem to go anywhere. Average!
Round-Up: Judging by the movies box takings, I'm not alone with thinking that this movie was pretty boring. You also don't get to see any of the characters past and the storyline keeps on referring to the death of the main characters wife, which doesn't get explained. I'm always a bit sceptical when it comes to these Hillie Billie movies were everyone in the town knows everyone's business, because there's always a group of people who get away with murder and no one batters an eyelid. Anyway, Aaron Paul made this film watchable, but all of his movies have been quite moody so I would like to see him take on a different type of role. Maybe that's how he is in real life! After the fantastic Breaking Bad series, his been getting quite a bit of work so he should take this opportunity to show off his acting skills, if he has any. Although the subject matter in this film was deep and meaningful, it didn't really do it for me because I didn't find it entertaining or that interesting.
Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $56,000 (Terrible!)
I recommend this movie to people who are into their deep dramas about a man who struggles to bring up his two young sons after the death of his wife. 3/10
Round-Up: Judging by the movies box takings, I'm not alone with thinking that this movie was pretty boring. You also don't get to see any of the characters past and the storyline keeps on referring to the death of the main characters wife, which doesn't get explained. I'm always a bit sceptical when it comes to these Hillie Billie movies were everyone in the town knows everyone's business, because there's always a group of people who get away with murder and no one batters an eyelid. Anyway, Aaron Paul made this film watchable, but all of his movies have been quite moody so I would like to see him take on a different type of role. Maybe that's how he is in real life! After the fantastic Breaking Bad series, his been getting quite a bit of work so he should take this opportunity to show off his acting skills, if he has any. Although the subject matter in this film was deep and meaningful, it didn't really do it for me because I didn't find it entertaining or that interesting.
Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $56,000 (Terrible!)
I recommend this movie to people who are into their deep dramas about a man who struggles to bring up his two young sons after the death of his wife. 3/10