I gave this film a 3 because I liked the scenery, soundtrack, and sense of dislocation.
Aside from that, the story doesn't add up to much. It's very very slow with little reward. The scenes jump between characters with little development. In fact, the whole story seems undeveloped.
I thought Whip Hubley was good as the father, but the rest of the cast seemed amateurish. The flight attendant looked frail and sad most of the time but had few lines.
The former soldier/eco-activist was poorly developed as well, as he suddenly becomes a killer later in the film.
The film had interesting characters; they just didn't mesh in a coherent way.
There's a brief scene in the beginning when the lead character is in Iraq and being held prisoner that also seems undeveloped. He apparently survived a bomb blast, but when he returns home he's physically unmarred.
If you want to see good films dealing with recent wars, try Stop-Loss, The Messenger, The Hurt Locker--all superior films.
Aside from that, the story doesn't add up to much. It's very very slow with little reward. The scenes jump between characters with little development. In fact, the whole story seems undeveloped.
I thought Whip Hubley was good as the father, but the rest of the cast seemed amateurish. The flight attendant looked frail and sad most of the time but had few lines.
The former soldier/eco-activist was poorly developed as well, as he suddenly becomes a killer later in the film.
The film had interesting characters; they just didn't mesh in a coherent way.
There's a brief scene in the beginning when the lead character is in Iraq and being held prisoner that also seems undeveloped. He apparently survived a bomb blast, but when he returns home he's physically unmarred.
If you want to see good films dealing with recent wars, try Stop-Loss, The Messenger, The Hurt Locker--all superior films.
