A father, Will, & his 13-year-old daughter, Tom, are living off the grid in a tent in an Oregon state park. We're given no idea why or how long except Will seems to have some kind of PTSD. They get discovered, busted & resettled on a Christmas tree farm till Will, who refuses all offers of help for his problem, decides it's time to escape.
They make it to Washington State, where Tom nearly dies of exposure & Will's seriously injured soon after. They get rescued by some kind folks who live in a trailer park community nearby. Soon as he can walk properly tho, Will decides it's time to move on again. When Tom protests, he's unable to explain, unwilling even to try. Tom accompanies him, then suddenly decides to turn back. End of story. Well so what?
We can understand Tom's longing to remain in a good-hearted community, but we have no idea what it is that drives Will to keep them off the grid in the first place. There's never enough character development to give a damn about either of them. One of those slow, boring & ultimately movies that leave you asking "Why am I watching this?" Or more to the point, why did they bother to make this film? Captain Fantastic (2016) already did a similar story with lots of human warmth & some touches of humor, as opposed to all this grim pointless desperation.
They make it to Washington State, where Tom nearly dies of exposure & Will's seriously injured soon after. They get rescued by some kind folks who live in a trailer park community nearby. Soon as he can walk properly tho, Will decides it's time to move on again. When Tom protests, he's unable to explain, unwilling even to try. Tom accompanies him, then suddenly decides to turn back. End of story. Well so what?
We can understand Tom's longing to remain in a good-hearted community, but we have no idea what it is that drives Will to keep them off the grid in the first place. There's never enough character development to give a damn about either of them. One of those slow, boring & ultimately movies that leave you asking "Why am I watching this?" Or more to the point, why did they bother to make this film? Captain Fantastic (2016) already did a similar story with lots of human warmth & some touches of humor, as opposed to all this grim pointless desperation.