Beyond the Mountains and the Hills is about a family that is connected, yet each have their own secrets. At the heart of it is David who has recently retired from the army, and is trying to find his way in the rest of the world. There is also the mother, a teacher, and two teenaged high school kids.
As most of us do, they each have their own problems and must find ways to deal with them. However, watching the mother navigate an inappropriate relationship, or how the son reacts to it just isn't interesting. Watching the daughter is even worse, as she's just another teen making decisions which are based more on rebellion than on logic.
At least the father's arc is a little interesting. After failure in business, he unloads his gun into nothingness, only to find out the next day someone died on the hill he was shooting at via gunshot wound.
All these individual arcs lead to everybody having a feeling of guilt, but not really leaning on each other for support. And as a movie it was just not involving enough to keep you interested in each person's guilt.
As most of us do, they each have their own problems and must find ways to deal with them. However, watching the mother navigate an inappropriate relationship, or how the son reacts to it just isn't interesting. Watching the daughter is even worse, as she's just another teen making decisions which are based more on rebellion than on logic.
At least the father's arc is a little interesting. After failure in business, he unloads his gun into nothingness, only to find out the next day someone died on the hill he was shooting at via gunshot wound.
All these individual arcs lead to everybody having a feeling of guilt, but not really leaning on each other for support. And as a movie it was just not involving enough to keep you interested in each person's guilt.