It's high school graduation day for Sam Hughes (Emily Lloyd) in Hopewell, Kentucky. Her father died in Vietnam. Her mother Irene has a new family. Sam has been living with her struggling unemployed Vietnam vet uncle Emmett Smith (Bruce Willis). She discovers a box of her father's letters. Emmett and the other vets are less than willing to discuss the war seriously.
Is it weird that the most memorable aspect of the movie are Emily's flailing arms on her runs? That's all I remember from so long ago. I guess not since she's so cute and the plot meanders around seemingly without much of a destination. The odd thing is that the movie always has a specific destiny. It should have stated out loud and be the driving force from the start. I recently watched this again. Emily's energetic spark lights up her performance. I do wonder if this could become Bruce Willis' movie or the opposite making Emmett played by a lesser known actor. I'd probably prefer the second option. He can't help but be Bruce Willis no matter how hard he tries. I think his character needs to be darker and more depressed. He would have more room to grow as a character. Most of all, the movie needs a goal or a destination. The plot goes nowhere for a long time. It's like her dream of escaping her small town. At times, I wonder if the movie could pull it off. This meandering story is not Norman Jewison's best.
Is it weird that the most memorable aspect of the movie are Emily's flailing arms on her runs? That's all I remember from so long ago. I guess not since she's so cute and the plot meanders around seemingly without much of a destination. The odd thing is that the movie always has a specific destiny. It should have stated out loud and be the driving force from the start. I recently watched this again. Emily's energetic spark lights up her performance. I do wonder if this could become Bruce Willis' movie or the opposite making Emmett played by a lesser known actor. I'd probably prefer the second option. He can't help but be Bruce Willis no matter how hard he tries. I think his character needs to be darker and more depressed. He would have more room to grow as a character. Most of all, the movie needs a goal or a destination. The plot goes nowhere for a long time. It's like her dream of escaping her small town. At times, I wonder if the movie could pull it off. This meandering story is not Norman Jewison's best.