Everybody’s daddy dies.
I was expecting to like this film more than I did. I thought a lot of the camera work was distracting (think Blair Witch Project) and the voice over narration felt like it was in every other scene. Not to be a film nerd, but I would rather be shown than told when I’m watching a movie. There were some sequences in the film that I loved, but other parts where I got kind of bored and had a hard time understanding what the filmmakers were trying to do. The actors playing the two main characters were both great. So much so I think I would have just rather seen more about their relationship and the types of things he taught her.
Gut reaction: 3/5
One film I like more: Take Shelter
One film I like less: Where the Wild Things Are