There's nothing very wrong with the film -- aside from one improbable scene of breaking the rules that supposedly bonds characters but mostly stretches credulity -- but there's nothing that great about the movie either. All the familiar dramatic components of a troubled family member drama -- childhood memories, melancholy music, family betrayal, misunderstanding, the wise older woman met along the way, etc. Are here. Nothing is told in a way that's original or different, that in any way makes the movie stand out and memorable. The two leads aren't bad as a team, and so the movie can be used to pass a couple of hours, if not particularly pleasurably at least holding the viewer's interest. But it's not the kind of movie you'd want to recommend to anyone, at least I wouldn't. While not relentlessly depressingly, it's certainly not a happy one. But if your local Kanopy has it, you can give it a try, if nothing else is immediately appealing.
