The film was well directed and acted, but the story was just too much of a downer.
While a Western movie about kids digging for treasure would have a totally different premise (a la Goonies), I thought that this one might at least have a good story and maybe a slight sense of adventure. I wouldn't say that was the case at all. Everything that could go wrong does, and it's as if this movie is trying to say "life sucks and things rarely end well" rather than provide a piece of escapism for the audience.
It's more of a critic baiting piece of "realism" instead of something that might make you feel good watching it. I won't get into spoilers so I'll leave it with saying that you shouldn't go into this expecting a feel good story.
While a Western movie about kids digging for treasure would have a totally different premise (a la Goonies), I thought that this one might at least have a good story and maybe a slight sense of adventure. I wouldn't say that was the case at all. Everything that could go wrong does, and it's as if this movie is trying to say "life sucks and things rarely end well" rather than provide a piece of escapism for the audience.
It's more of a critic baiting piece of "realism" instead of something that might make you feel good watching it. I won't get into spoilers so I'll leave it with saying that you shouldn't go into this expecting a feel good story.