Pros: Though simple, the story unravels slowly, with solid characters, this film manages to bring something just slightly different to the screen which is always lovely to see. Haley Lu Richardson and Owen Teague deliver master class performances as the estranged half-siblings of a wretchedly abusive father who now is dying of a stroke, lying their in that portable hospital bed a shell of his former self.
Cons: It was nice to see a film with tons of minorities even though the leads were white, and this film succeeds with such a small cast though it would have nice to have a bit more background on their corrupt father and what made him so evil. And why did a lawyer want such a large piece of land, as it was wasting away around him.
Recommend: Probably
Grade: B+
Side Notes:
-The father was so mad at Erin (Richardson) after she exposed him for the corrupt attorney that he was, he killed her horse, beat Erin within an inch of her life (though she refused to tell the hospital the truth), so he is truly a wretched excuse for a human being.
-Cal (Teague) didn't defend his sister back when they were in high school but he dabbles with his father's ventilator, letting him die.
-Humans should have a living will for this very reason.
-The horse is allowed to roam free in Montana, the retirement he deserved.
-I wonder how they handled the title for that old truck and trailer.
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