The Luther family are poor white folks living in the mountains. Mother is dead. Father Roy Luther is sick. Daughter Mary Call (Julie Gholson) is running the family. They had lost their land to back taxes and Kiser Pease (Harry Dean Stanton) who paid the taxes. He allows them to stay in their home and has desire to marry eldest daughter Devola (Jan Smithers).
This has a nice sense of the place and the people. The intensity is not quite high enough. The story does not have enough danger. The stakes need to be higher. The solution was always going to be Devola. In fact, I was more interested in seeing Jan Smithers as a fan of WKRP. Her character is central to the issue but she's almost mute in the movie. The story needs to shift partly towards her and there needs to be some impediment. Roy's wishes are not enough.
This has a nice sense of the place and the people. The intensity is not quite high enough. The story does not have enough danger. The stakes need to be higher. The solution was always going to be Devola. In fact, I was more interested in seeing Jan Smithers as a fan of WKRP. Her character is central to the issue but she's almost mute in the movie. The story needs to shift partly towards her and there needs to be some impediment. Roy's wishes are not enough.