All That I Am

I watched this obscure little film simply because I saw that it starred Christopher Abbott in an early role, an actor I find fascinating and daring who seems not at all interested in conventional or commercial filmmaking. This is early in his career and it kind of shows. Not that he's bad, but he's not terribly interesting and to give him a little benefit of the doubt, the role is poorly written. However, this drama about a family reunion and an uninvited guest is also poorly written. I found the characters annoying and the plot contrivances annoying. One of the key elements here is a father who disappeared when his wife was near death, for kind of preposterous reasons, only to reappear around seven years later much to the dismay of two of his three children. It's a small drama all about family dynamics and it is really boring. Besides Abbott, it offers a cast of talented performers to no avail. It also has some title confusion. Apparently at some point it was entitled Burma. It doesn't matter what it's called.