About this film: The acting, the cinematography, the moody music. Unfortunately, there's a little more to dislike. For example, another reviewer said the most interesting thing about the movie is trying to guess what scenic small town it is filmed in. This cracked me up because I was doing exactly that during a fair part of the film! And I shouldn't have been - I should have been invested in the STORY and what was happening to the characters IN THE STORY.
While each and every character acted their freakin' hearts out, and thusly sold most of the story, the story just didn't hold up. It didn't pull us viewers in because: 1. It didn't begin strong, it didn't adequately set up the why, when, where, who, etc. (yes, viewers are supposed to be flattered that a film leaves a lot for us brainiacs to figure out, I guess) But we also like a structured STORY with a beginning, middle, and something resembling a SATISFYING END.
I believe that's why they call it the climax?
There was too much guesswork in this drama. For example, my viewing pal and I never even understood where the main character got those bags of money. We thought he must have robbed a bank (?) But apparently not; all the other reviews state it was a drug deal. So I guess it was a drug deal? And what, exactly, did the little brother do to get himself involved? It was not clear. A few more minutes of setting up the story - then detailing it - would have done WONDERS for the overall understandability of an otherwise great drama. It also would have helped the viewers give a cr**.
Maybe some better editing too. For example, near the end, the dad heads home in an, understandably, dirty, sweaty army green tee-shirt. Oddly, he exits his SUV with a clean, white tee-shirt on. Huh? How'd that happen? The devil's in the details, guys! Please give us much more in your next film.