Really one of the best films in recent American cinema. Definitely Sean Penn's ode to the seventies and personal films. A terrifically acted heart-wrenching tale of family during the Vietnam war. David Morse should be a bigger star. If you have only seen Vigo in large Hollywood films I urge you to catch his amazing performance here. Charles Bronson is amazing as the father. Seldom has a genre actor been used so well in a drama. Patricia Arquette and Benicio Del Toro both launched their careers here.
Additionally loved the small "townspeople" in the film. Very real, very strange.
It would be easy to root against an "in" Hollywood actor making his directorial debut - however this film is such an amazing find and I consider it a modern classic.
Additionally loved the small "townspeople" in the film. Very real, very strange.
It would be easy to root against an "in" Hollywood actor making his directorial debut - however this film is such an amazing find and I consider it a modern classic.