The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

This film tells the story of a hunter who takes his son for a hunting trip for bonding.

The film features stunning scenery, and a lot of believable human interactions. It is a good film describing bonding. The boy is quite convincing as a spoiled kid, and the father makes a lot of effort to bond with the son. I enjoyed watching it.

I like coming of age movies, Danny McBride and comedies. What's not to like. There's a purposeful back woods element that might turn some off but I loved it.

Think it was filmed in Shenandoah mountains too!

I don't think I would like it but it was ok. Entertaining. The boy wasn't the best actor though

I am an avid deer hunter and was intrigued by the trailer. I was incredibly disappointed with the execution of the film. The filmmakers had a potentially beautiful concept: a father and son coming of age story, set in a beautiful nature envirommnment on the background of hunting. Instead they chose to make a mockery of "redneck" hunters, and the hunting lifestyle. The film was full of crass jokes based on ignorant stereotypes. Considering hunting is largely embraced by people with conservative values, It felt like just another not so veiled liberal attack on something they don't like based on their closed minded opinions. With just a little effort and open mindedness this could have been an incredible movie.

Ive read that this is disappointing. The film is not funny. Its a blown opportunity. I never really looked at it while watching as a film that was aimed to be funny. There is some comedic relief, however. This film doesnt have to say more in my opinion. The man lost his family. A family was lampooned by life and the changes that transpire over time. I do not see how it needed to be any different in the story-telling.

Its incomplete? It missed an opportunity? No. In my view it speaks of some universal truths involving a specific relationship between a man and his son. A man and his once upon a time wife.

And, at the end, while I would not have not conducted myself the same as an individual, Brolin and the director choose to not sway the character and the through-line of who he is. And they do this despite it not being the most popular way to go with regard to massaging a wider audience. Good movie. Maybe not astounding. Although, whats so astounding about a broken family, anyway?

Decent movie with hard truths that does not sway or throw in half assd scenes to utterly ruin true to life nature.